soda bread

noun

: a quick bread made especially with buttermilk and leavened with baking soda

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This update takes the guesswork out of the equation, and also adds butter, sugar and egg; though not traditional in Irish soda bread, these ingredients result in a softer crumb and allow the bread to stay fresh for up to three days. The Week Uk, theweek, 2 June 2024 Festivities, which include live music, a cash-only beer truck, and plenty of Irish fare (like brown soda bread), run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 2319 Frankfort Ave. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024 Leavening: Traditionally, soda bread is leavened with just baking soda, hence its name. Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Enjoy live music, dancing, a children's festival, sessions with a genealogy expert, discussions of Irish history, Irish food specials like Guinness stew, corned beef sandwiches, scones, soda bread and desserts. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soda bread 

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soda bread was in 1850

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“Soda bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soda%20bread. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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