Irish Brown Soda Bread

Name: Irish Brown Soda Bread
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 16-24 fl oz (475-725 ml) sour milk, or fresh milk soured with juice ½ lemon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 lb (500 g) wholemeal flour; 2 oz (50 g) oatmeal; 5 oz (150 g) strong white flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on Britain & Ireland

By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

About

Buttermilk or whey are excellent substitutes for sour milk in this recipe.

Ingredients

1 lb (500 g) wholemeal flour
5 oz (150

Europe
Ireland
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Mix the dry ingredients very well. Moisten with the sour milk to form a soft dough. Knead lightly. Form into a round, mark with a cross and bake for 30×45 minutes in the oven at gas mark 7, 425°F (220°C).