Irish Soda Bread: Farl (Part 1)

[quantumonion]

Just out of curiousity...did it not occur to anyone to note that this is how American Biscuits, as in Biscuits and Gravy, are made?

[AdIgnorantiam]

@quantumonion Sort of similar, but not quite.... American biscuits are richer and fattier because the fat is cut into the flour. The key to American biscuits is keeping the fat very cold until they go in the oven. Texturally and in terms of flavor, soda bread and biscuits are pretty different. (In my personal experience, soda bread is way easier than American biscuits!)

[Batsabode1]

Use soft wheat flour if you can find it. I can buy it locally in PA from the amish supermarket. American flour is normally harc wheat, but you can find it and it makes a big difference

[bestestmommie]

Thank you sooooo much for getting back to me so quickly! You are the best. Grace

[bestestmommie]

What are the ingregients for the Farl Soda Bread....?

[dduane]

@bestestmommie The ingredients for farl are identical to the ingredients for cake-style soda bread. (I left the URL on your main channel page.)

[janineb6]

This is not working at all for me and I feel like I am doing everything right. Is it possible that flour in canada is just not the same as Ireland. I used cake and pastry because there is less gluten in it but it still did not work out properly. Too dense and crust is thick.

[thetobbit]

soda is best