Arowana High Gluten Noodles 200 Milk powder 5
Yeast 2 Cornstarch 5
Salt 4 sugar 5
Water 120 Butter 5
How to make soda bread Illustration of how to make soda bread 1

Step 1

Put all the ingredients in the recipe into the kneading bowl and knead the mixer at low speed. Illustration of making soda bread 2

Step 2

Stir all the ingredients until there is no dry powder. Turn up the speed of the mixer and beat until the surface of the dough is smooth. You can hear a popping sound when you quickly pick up the dough with your hands. Illustration of how to make soda bread 3

Step 3

Take out the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes. Divide the dough as required. Illustration of how to make soda bread 4

Step 4

Roll the divided dough into a round shape and rest for 10-15 minutes for shaping. Illustration of how to make soda bread 5

Step 5

Alkaline ring shaping: roll the relaxed dough into a cow tongue shape, roll it up along the long edge, pinch the closing edge, first knead to 20cm, relax for 5 minutes and then knead to 40-45cm, and cut both ends of the kneaded strip Lift it up, cross it twice at a distance of more than half the distance from both ends, then place both ends of the dough on the crossed rings, and arrange them into the shape of an alkali circle. Illustration of how to make soda bread 6

Step 6

Alkaline ring shaping Illustration of how to make soda bread 7

Step 7

Alkaline ring shapingIllustration of how to make soda bread 8

Step 8

Red bean alkaline water: Roll the relaxed dough into a rectangular shape, spread honey beans or bean filling on three-quarters of the dough, roll it up and close it, and arrange it into an olive shape. Illustration of how to make soda bread 9

Step 9

Alkaline water ball: roll the relaxed dough into a round shape and seal it with filling Illustration of how to make soda bread 10

Step 10

Place the shaped bread on the baking sheet and ferment it for 30-40 minutes if you like a softer texture. If you like a firmer texture, you don't need to ferment it. Place the shaped bread in the freezer for at least 45 minutes, or freeze overnight. Illustration of how to make soda bread 11

Step 11

Prepare alkaline water 15 minutes in advance during the freezing process. Now put baking soda in the basin, slowly introduce cold water, stir until the baking soda is completely dissolved and leave it for 10 minutes. Note that all operations from this point on must wear disposable gloves. Illustration of how to make soda bread 12

Step 12

Soak the frozen bread in alkaline water for 30 seconds, take it out, drain it and place it on a baking sheet.Illustration of how to make soda bread 13

Step 13

Final decoration of the alkali circle: make vertical cuts with a wallpaper knife under the alkali circle and sprinkle with sea salt. Red beans: Make two cuts, and cut the first layer of skin. Alkaline water ball: cut a cross on the top of the dough Illustration of how to make soda bread 14

Step 14

Bake: Bake at 200 degrees for 13-16 minutes, spray a lot of steam after 1 minute in the oven. Adjust temperature according to bread size Soda bread cooking tips

1. Baking alkali is highly corrosive. Be careful not to touch the skin and wear gloves when operating. 2. Just beat the dough until the surface is smooth. 3. The fermentation temperature is room temperature, there are no strict requirements 4. When shaping the alkali ring, pay attention to the dough interface. When shaping, the interface should be downward.