Easy Peasy Soda Bread

Soda Bread - Christmas 2018

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius and prepare a greased baking sheet

Ingredients

40g shortening (I used lard, but butter or marg should be fine)

50g rolled oats

450g whole meal flour

1 tsp salt

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 tsp cream of tartar / baking powder

1 tsp caster sugar

1 tablespoon honey

450 ml of buttermilk 

1. In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients and rub in the shortening

2. Make a well in the centre 

3. Separately, mix together the buttermilk and honey

4. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the well in the centre of the dry ingredients

5. With hands, fold and gently knead into a soft dough

6. Form the dough into a round on a baking sheet.  The less kneading the better.

7. Score a cross into the dough.  

8. Dust gently with flour 

9. Bake for 50 mins

 

 As encouraged by Alan and supported by John!