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Mini–Irish Soda Breads

PAIR WITH

Fast Irish Stew

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Soda bread is served at nearly every meal in Ireland, and every baker has his or her own version. Mine is based on my grandmother’s recipe and includes white whole-wheat flour (an easy-to-love, mild-tasting whole wheat), cold grated butter, buttermilk, and thyme. If you can’t find white whole-wheat flour, use equal parts of all-purpose and whole-wheat flours. Instead of baking this recipe as one large loaf, which takes an hour or more, I divvy up the batter into little rolls to expedite things

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MAKES

12

ROLLS

SERVES

6

ACTIVE TIME

15

MINUTES

TOTAL TIME

35

MINUTES

1

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2

cup [110 g] cold unsalted butter

4 cups [540 g] white whole-wheat flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

2

1

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4

cups [540 ml] buttermilk, plus 1 Tbsp for brushing

1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme

2 Tbsp rolled oats

1.