Soda Bread
My mother had Irish heritage and this soda bread recipe served simply with butter was one of her favourites. The buttermilk gives the finished soda bread a lovely tang.
It is easy to follow and a great recipe to make with kids as soda bread doesn’t require lengthy waits to prove the dough. Served warm with butter and jam it is a delight to eat. I hope you love this recipe too.
ingredients ~
450g coarse wholemeal flour
115g plain bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon demerara sugar
2 handfuls of bran
1 handful wheatgerm
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 heaped teaspoon cream of tartar
1 pint buttermilk
loaf tin
Grease a bread tin. Preheat the oven 180C (fan oven).
Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon. Slowly add the liquid ingredients and stir until the dough resembles a thick porridge mix. Cook for approximately 75 minutes, until the loaf shrinks away from the tin and forms a nice crust.
When you turn out the bread, the base must be cooked and the loaf should sound hollow. Serve warm with butter and jam.
