Irish Soda Bread is a homemade bread recipe that doesn't need yeast to rise. The bread is light and fluffy on the inside while buttery and crunchy on the outside.
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl with a whisk. Work the shortening into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter until pea-shaped pieces are throughout the flour.
Mix the buttermilk and apple cider vinegar in a cup and pour it into the dry ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry. Knead the dough a few times until it holds shape.
Form the dough into a 7-inch round. Place the dough ball onto the greased baking sheet. With a sharp knife dipped into flour cut an X across the top of the dough.