Soda Bread

Recipe for: SODA BREAD

Ingredients:

• 400g wholemeal flour
• 25 melted butter
• 1½ tblsp caster sugar
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 225ml buttermilk
• 225 ml water

 Method:

1. preheat oven to 220C/ fan 200C
2. grease a loaf tin & dust with flour
3. put flour into a mixing bowl, then add butter & rub between your fingertips until evenly dispersed
4. add sugar, bicarb & salt, and toss this in
5. in a large jug, mix the buttermilk & water
6. stir this liquid through the dry ingredients quickly & evenly, then scrape into the prepared loaf tin & smooth it down
7. place an oiled sheet of foil over the top of the tin & squeeze tightly at the corners to keep it in place
8. bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil
9. reduce heat to 200C/ fan 180C & bake for a further 10-15 minutes until brown on top
10. remove from oven, cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then take out of the tin & cool on a wire rack

 What else you need to know:

1. the secret to a moist tender crumb is a sloppy & sticky dough, that is barely stirred together