I am half Welsh. That's what we have always been told. However, my mother did one of those Ancestry DNA tests the other day and it reckons she is 37% Irish / Scottish. What does that make me?! Its a bit tenuous, but it is St. Patrick's Day tomorrow and with my new found Irish Roots, here is the recipe for Soda Bread I made this weekend. Please note I am jumping more on a bandwagon than actually seriously reconsidering my whole genetic make up...
I think this is the first time I have made Soda Bread, but I could be wrong, anyway, I like how quick this is, not needing kneading or proofing its ready to go in just over 30 minutes. Any flavour combinations can be thought up and I am sure a nice cheese version would be heavenly.
Ingredients
250g Plain Flour
200g Wholemeal Flour
50g Oats, I like the Jumbo ones, but any really work
1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
150ml Yogurt
2tbsp Black Treacle
2tbsp Honey
Method
1. Start by heating the oven to 200c/ 180c Fan
2. Mix the flours, soda, oats and a good pinch of salt in a big bowl
3. Add 250ml room temperature water to the yogurt and mix. Add the treacle and honey to the yogurt mix and whisk to combine fully
4. Add the liquids to the dry mixture and combine fully, the dough with be soft and sticky
5. Using your hand, gently form into a round on the floured work surface and transfer to a prepared baking sheet
6. Cut a deep cross into the top of the loaf and bake for 30 minutes. It will have a lovely hollow sound when tapped if cooked properly
7. Cool your bread on a wire rack, cover the loaf with a clean tea towel to help maintain a soft crust
8. Enjoy warm, cold, smothered in butter or however you wish!
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