Cheddar Cheese Soup with Irish Soda Bread - oil

Method

• To prepare the bread: Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with oil or cooking spray.
• Combine the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Combine the sour cream, milk, and sugar in another bowl.
• Add the sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients and mix just until blended.
• Stir in 4 tablespoons of the melted butter.
• Turn the dough out onto the prepared baking sheet and shape into a mounded circle about 8 inches in diameter.
• Brush the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until browned.
• Cool completely before slicing.
• To prepare the soup: Peel the onions and cut into thin slices.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
• Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Stir in the water, bouillon cube, and milk and bring to a boil.
• Season with salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, add the cheese, and stir until completely melted.
• Serve the soup immediately with the soda bread on the side.
• Irish soda bread wasnt invented by the Irish.
• Its actually credited to Native Americans, but by the 1840s baking sodaleavened bread had become popular in Irelandmaybe because yeast was more expensive than soda.