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Crusty Seeded Soda Rolls

Quick buttermilk soda dough baked as six seeded rolls with a hard crust, ready in half an hour.

Total
30 min
Hands on
10 min
Serves
6
Method
oven
Cuisine
Irish

Per serving · estimated

Energy
385 kcal
Protein
13 g
Fat
10 g
Carbs
60 g
Freshly cooked Crusty Seeded Soda Rolls

Method

  1. Step 1 of 11

    Heat the oven to 220°C.

    220 °C / 428 °F
    preheat oven
  2. Step 2 of 11

    Line a baking tray with parchment.

    baking tray lined
  3. Step 3 of 11

    Tip the flour into a large bowl with the baking powder and salt.

    • Plain flour
    • Baking powder
    • Fine salt
    flour into bowl
  4. Step 4 of 11

    Whisk the dry ingredients together with most of the sesame and sunflower seeds, holding back a spoonful of each for the tops.

    • Sesame seeds
    • Sunflower seeds
    whisk dry ingredients
  5. Step 5 of 11

    Pour the buttermilk and olive oil into a well in the middle and mix quickly with a knife to a rough shaggy dough.

    • Buttermilk
    • Olive oil
    pour wet into dry
  6. Step 6 of 11

    Turn out onto a floured worktop and bring together with a few light presses only — do not knead.

    • Plain flour
    dust work surface
  7. Step 7 of 11

    Divide into 6 pieces and shape each into a round roll.

    shape dough ball
  8. Step 8 of 11

    Space the rolls on the tray, brush the tops with a little buttermilk and scatter over the reserved seeds and the oats.

    • Buttermilk
    • Sesame seeds
    • Sunflower seeds
    • Porridge oats
  9. Step 9 of 11

    Slash a cross in each roll with a sharp knife.

  10. Step 10 of 11

    Bake for 18 minutes until deeply golden and crusty.

    220 °C / 428 °F18 min
  11. Step 11 of 11

    Tap the base of a roll — it should sound hollow; cool 2 minutes on a rack before serving with the soup.

    2 min

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