… as part of the sharing plates I made soda bread – two loaves – one to be eaten over the weekend and one for Brian to take home – it's his favourite and so a treat!
It's a while since I've made it so here's a refresher for you :
Soda bread
170g self raising wholemeal flour
170g plain flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
290ml buttermilk – you may need
an extra drop and so purchase in a 300ml pot
is convenient
semolina for sprinkling and dusting
Pre heat your oven 180fan/200c/Gas 6.
Tip the flours, salt and bicarb into a large bowl and mix.
Make a well in the centre, pour in 290ml of buttermilk and mix quickly with a large fork until you have a soft dough formed. You may need an extra drop if your dough is too stiff but take care it should not be too wet or sticky.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly.
Form the dough into a round a flatten slightly. Place on a lightly floured baking sheet. You can use flour or semolina
Slice an “x” on the top of the loaf sprinkle with a little semolina and bake for 30 minutes – the base should sound hollow when tapped.
Just to confuse the issue I've found buttermilk in different weights. A low fat version weighing 284ml and a full fat version weighing 300ml.
This bread makes great toast too!
Another easy peasy and inexpensive treat.
Whilst I'm on the subject of bread ...
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