Name: Soda Bread - Core Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 335ml milk; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or lemon juice; 400g flour e.g. plain/all-purpose, wholewheat brown, spelt, rye; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 tablespoon honey or treacle

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I love, love, love Soda Bread. What is not to love about a bread that can be prepared, cooked and on the table in 40 minutes? This Core Recipe is delicious made simply with white flour but it can also be used as a blank canvas with many, many options for adding to the recipe with different flours and added ingredients.

It is best served warm on the day it is made, preferably straight out of the oven, but it is also delicious toasted the following day.

Delicious with fresh soup or served simply with honey, jam or nut butters. Or try a darker version with cream cheese and smoked salmon – just WOW.

For the loaf shown here, I used half plain/all-purpose flour, a quarter spelt flour and a quarter brown whole wheat flour. It was absolutely delicious. Truth be told, this combination came about because I wanted to use up the ends of bags of flour I had lurking in the back of my cupboards! However, it is a real winner and I will definitely use this combination of flours again. It was light and soft with a slight nutty hint to the flavour. A flavour powerful enough to notice but gentle enough not to overpower the delicate flavour of the Leek and Potato Soup I was serving it with.

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How to make Soda Bread – Core Recipe

It uses only 5 basic store cupboard ingredients and requires no yeast, just bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) as a raising agent. Simply add a combination of milk and vinegar to flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and a little bit of honey. Mix together and cook. That’s it!

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Soda Bread – Core Recipe

What is not to love about a bread that can be prepared, cooked and on the table in 40 minutes? This Core Recipe is delicious made simply with white flour but it can also be used as a blank canvas with many, many options for adding to the recipe with different flours and added ingredients.

Course Any time of the day!

Keyword Bread

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 4

Author Susan

Ingredients

335ml milk
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or lemon juice
400g flour e.g. plain/all-purpose, wholewheat brown, spelt, rye
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 tablespoon honey or treacle

Instructions

Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
Preheat oven to Fan Oven 180°C/200°C/400°F/Gas 6
Mix the milk and vinegar/lemon juice and set on one side
Measure the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl.
Add the treacle/honey to the milk and mix in thoroughly.
Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the milk mix.
Use a spoon or spatula to mix into the flour. It will be a sticky dough – do not overmix.
Scatter flour over the workbench and tip the dough onto the flour. Flour your hands and shape the dough into a round shape. Transfer to your baking sheet.
With the smooth surface on top, use a sharp knife to mark a cross in the top of the dough, about 1cm deep.
Cook in the centre of a pre-heated oven for 30 -35 minutes. To test if the bread is cooked, tip it upside down and tap the base of the bread. If it sounds hollow and the crust is crispy, it is done. Take out of the oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
Serving ideas:
·      Warm or toasted with butter
·      Fresh or toasted with preserves or honey
·      Fresh or toasted with nut butters
·      With cream cheese and smoked salmon
·      With tomatoes and salad
·      Fresh or toasted with hot soup
·      With butter, mustard and smoked ham
·      With scrambled egg and/or mashed avocado