1937 Soda Bread
A depression era soda bread reicip when many ingredients were in short supply.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
5 minCook
12 minReady
17 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sour milk
or buttermilk, more or less |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sour milk
or buttermilk, more or less |
Directions
Combine the first 4 ingredients and then rub them through a sieve.
For making white soda bread use ½ of the soda mixture to 1 Cup of flour. Then mix as a soft drop dough with sour milk.
Pour into a well-greased pan and bake in a 450℉ (230℃) oven for 12 minutes.
For Brown Soda Bread use 1 cup of whole wheat flour and ½ cup white flour with ¾ teaspoon of the soda mixture and bake as above.
*When the original knob on your tea kettle lid comes off, use an empty spool cut in two, and fastened with a bolt and burr.
