Soda Bread

Name: Soda Bread
Ingredients: 225 g white plain flour; 14 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 14 teaspoon cream of tartar; 14 teaspoon salt; 15 g butter; 15 g white sugar; 150 ml buttermilk (or half milk, half water, plus 1/4 tsp cream of tartar); 1 small egg

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

225 g white plain flour
14 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
14 teaspoon cream of tartar
14 teaspoon salt
15 g butter
15 g white sugar
150 ml buttermilk (or half milk, half water, plus 1/4 tsp cream of tartar)
1 small egg

Directions

1

Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream tartar and salt into a bowl.
2

Rub in the butter and the sugar.
3

Mix the buttermilk (or milk/water mix) in with the small egg and add to the flour mixture.
4

Mix lightly, then turn out onto a lightly-floured surface.
5

With clean and floured hands, bring into an approximate ball - do not work the dough too much.
6

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
7

Place the dough ball on a greased baking sheet and cover with a 'bonnet' (a saucepan or tin that is larger than the loaf).
8

Bake for 30 minutes with the bonnet on, and then remove it and cook for a further 15 minutes.