Oats Free Soda Bread with Caraway

Rustic, crusty, and fragrant with caraway, this classic soda bread is the kind of loaf that feels like it came straight from a farmhouse kitchen. The ingredient list is refreshingly short — just flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, and those distinctive caraway seeds that give every slice a subtly earthy, anise-like warmth. Because it relies entirely on baking soda as the leavening agent rather than yeast or any grain-based additions, there's no oat flour, rolled oats, or oat-derived ingredient anywhere in the recipe — a genuine relief when so many artisan-style breads sneak them in for texture or topping. The cold buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to create a tender, open crumb with a beautifully crackled crust, all without any complicated technique or long rise times. Shaping the dough into a round and scoring that deep X across the top isn't just tradition — it helps the heat reach the center so the loaf bakes through evenly. A brush of melted butter straight out of the oven gives the crust a glossy, golden finish that makes it almost impossible to wait the full ten minutes before slicing. Serve it warm with good butter, alongside a bowl of soup, or simply torn apart at the table — it disappears fast either way.

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