Irish soda bread is made with baking soda as a leavening agent instead of yeast. In the mid 19th century, Irish bread bakers began to use baking soda to compensate for its lack of hard wheat flour, which requires yeast for leavening, according to the Baking Bits website. Store Irish soda bread at room temperature or in the freezer depending on how long you want to enjoy this hearty bread.
Cut cooled Irish soda bread into quarters or leave it whole for serving purposes and for storage. Completely cook Irish soda bread before freezing.
Wrap a full loaf or the separate quarters of soda bread in plastic wrap. Store and serve the bread at room temperature for two or three days.
Protect Irish soda bread for freezing by double wrapping. Wrap the loaf or quarters in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped bread in a sturdy plastic freezer bag. Freeze the bread for no longer than two weeks.
Thaw completely before slicing and serving frozen Irish soda bread. Place in a 300 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes to soften and freshen the bread before serving.
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