Pecan and Date Soda Bread

Name: Pecan and Date Soda Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Large Loaf
Ingredients: 450 g wholemeal rye flour; 50 g pecans, chopped; 50 g porridge oats; 50 g pitted dried dates, chopped; 50 g dried figs, chopped; 1 tsp aniseed; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground mastic; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 250 ml buttermilk; 200 ml Greek yogurt; 1 tbsp honey; butter, melted, for brushing

Preparation info

Makes
1
Large Loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Secret of Spice

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2019

About

I’m not the world’s greatest baker, but even I can get this one right!

Ingredients

450 g wholemeal rye flour
50 g porridge oats
50 g

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 and line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Mix the flour, oats, pecans, figs, dates, salt, aniseed, cinnamon, mastic and bicarbonate of soda together in a large bowl.

Make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour in the but