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Soda bread

Name: Soda bread
Total time: 50 min
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: plain flour 150g; wholemeal flour 150g; bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp; buttermilk 250ml

50 minutes
serves 8
Easy

An easy bread recipe that takes less than an hour. Ideal for when you're in a hurry, it uses just four ingredients.This one is made with a mix of wholemeal and plain flour.

February 9, 2015 at 2:32 pm

Ingredients

plain flour 150g
wholemeal flour 150g
bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp
buttermilk 250ml

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the flours, bicarb and 1½ tsp salt in a bowl. Add the buttermilk, then stir to form a dough.
Step 2

Knead briefly then form into a ball. Put on a floured baking sheet then slash a cross in the top. Bake for 30-40 minutes until it sounds hollow when you tap on the bottom.