Irish Brown Soda Bread with Louise Rusk

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There is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread passing through the house. My Irish brown soda bread made with wholemeal flour and oats is delicious on its own with butter or accompanied with some brunchy bits like poached egg and avocado or lovely Scotch smoked salmon with a wedge of lemon. The thing I like about baking soda bread is the few ingredients needed and the small amount of prep time it takes to create something so tasty. Mix it up and pop into the oven for 50 minutes for freshly baked homemade bread that the whole family is sure to love.

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RECIPE

  • 450g strong wholemeal flour

  • 50g oats

  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 450ml buttermilk

  • 1 tbsp honey

METHOD

  • Preheat oven to 200ºC / fan 180ºC / gas 6

  • Measure out dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

  • Pour honey into buttermilk and mix well.

  • Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and pour buttermilk with honey.

  • Mix gently with a wooden spoon or table knife and bring dough together with fingertips.

  • Put onto a baking sheet and shape into a round boule like loaf about 8cm / 20cm in diameter and score a deep cross in the top.

  • Bake in oven for 50 minutes (TIP: when the loaf is ready the bottom should sound hollow when tapped)

  • Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before enjoying warm with butter.

Stay safe, well & at home with the Rusks

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