Irish Soda Bread with Cheese and Herbs

Baking bread isn’t always the easiest option in the kitchen, as kneading and proving can often be tough to get right for even the seasoned baker. This Irish Soda Bread recipe takes out all that hassle to produce a comforting loaf, with added cheese and herbs to make it extra special.

Schwartz Mixed Herbs provide the topping of flavour for the bread, bringing together marjoram, basil, oregano and thyme in a wonderful herby blend. Fresh herbs are great, but are often tough to work with and store for any period of time. With Schwartz Mixed Herbs, you still get the perfect blend of flavour, while ensuring you can come back to them time and time again.

With this recipe, you can easily swap in regular milk and lemon juice / white vinegar if you don’t have any buttermilk, and you can experiment with the cheese to your taste (any hard / semi-hard cheese will do).

Serve your soda bread on the side with soups or stews, or just try it on its own with plenty of butter. Either way, its flavourful dough will keep you more than happy!