Gem- Soda Bread
Hearty soda bread, so quick to make and so delicious!
Ingredients
175g Plain Flour
- 175g Wholemeal Flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Gem Bread Soda
- 290ml Buttermilk
Prep time: 10 Mins
Bake time : 30 Mins
Total time: 40 Mins
Servings: 1 Loaf
Method
- Preheat the oven to 225°C and flour and 8″ round cake tin
- In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Give them a whisk to distribute evenly.
- Add in the buttermilk and using your hand in a claw shape, mix quickly until a rough dough forms, this won’t take long at all.
- Lightly flour a work surface and turn the dough out. Being very gentle, shape it into a ball by tucking the underneath in on itself. Gently press down to form a disc.
- Flour the top of the dough and score a deep cross all the way across, making 4 clear quarter but don’t cut them separate. Lightly flour the top of the dough.
- Bake at 225°C for 15 minutes and then turn the oven to 190°C and bake for a further 15 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when you tap on th bottom.
- Serve with butter and jam!
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