Irish Soda Farls

Recipe for Irish Soda Farls for the Secret Recipe Club’s Leprechaun & Bunnies event!

Today is a special event for the Secret Recipe Club! For those who haven’t seen my previous SRC posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. There are four groups split among the four Mondays each month. Since February has an extra Monday, members from all of the groups got together for a special event to celebrate two upcoming holidays: St. Patrick’s Day and Easter!

For this event, I was assigned to Jamie’s blog, Our Eating Habits (this blog is no longer active at the time of this update). Jamie lives Canada with her husband and three children. In addition to food, she also loves Christmas, Disney, and homeschooling her children. I decided to make her Irish Soda Farls (I have also made her S’mores Muffins for another event).

Irish Soda Farls

I love how easily these Irish Soda Farls are prepared. The dough is made with only four ingredients and comes together in less than 5 minutes. The word farl means 4 parts, as the dough is patted into a circle about 1/2-3/4 inch thick and divided into 4 equal quadrants. They are generally made using a soda dough as seen here or with potatoes. These Irish Soda Farls have a similar consistency to scones, but are cooked in a hot skillet instead of the oven in about 12 minutes.

If the dough is browning too quickly and before the interior gets a chance to cook through, decrease the heat to medium low. They are best warm from the skillet. I served them with a bit of Prosecco jam and Irish butter.

Looking for more Irish recipes? Try my Beef and Mushroom Pie with Guinness, Irish Baked Eggs with Spinach, and Irish Soda Bread.

Check out what everyone else made for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter:

Irish Soda Farls Recipe

Adapted from Our Eating Habits, from Allrecipes

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Irish Soda Farls

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Irish

Keyword bread, breakfast, Ireland, irish, Irish Soda Farls

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Servings 4 Farls

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Oil or butter for greasing
• Butter and jam for serving

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Gently stir in the buttermilk just until dough comes together.
2. On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough into a circle 1/2-3/4 inch thick. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the circle into 4 equal quadrants.
3. Place a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly grease with oil or butter. Once heated, add the cut farls to the skillet, making sure they don't touch. If the pan is too small, cook them in 2 batches. Pan-fry until the bottom is browned, about 6 minutes, then flip and cook until browned and heated through.

4. Serve warm with butter and jam.