Quick and easy soda bread
Make this tasty soda bread to turn a soup or stew into a hearty meal.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Baking sheet or tray
- Sheet of baking paper
- Serrated bread knife
Ingredients
- 375 g Plain white flour
- ¾ tsp Sea salt (Maldon if you have it)
- ¾ tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 284 ml Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F.
- Place a sheet of baking paper onto the bakingtray or sheet.
- Add all the ingredients to the mixing bowl mix and bring together with your hands to form a dough.
- If the dough seems too dry, add a splash of milk to the mix.
- Generously flour your work surface and tip out the dough onto the flour.
- Gently shape the dough into a round shape and lightly roll all sides in the flour so they're covered.
- Place the loaf on the lined tray.
- Using a bread knife cut a line into the middle of the dough stopping once you get half way through. Then turn and cut another line halfway through to form a cross (see image).
- Bake in the oven for around 30 minutes until the loaf is golden brown and crunchy on the top - it should also hear a hollow sound when you knock on the base of the loaf.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack and enjoy!