Soda bread

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Soda bread

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This soda bread was quick to make and tasted ok with butter, jam and a cup of tea. The recipe is from the BBC web site. I halved the quantities for this loaf and used yoghurt.

Ingredients
olive oil or lard, for greasing
250g/9oz plain flour
1 level tsp salt
1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp soft brown sugar
225ml/8fl oz buttermilk or live yoghurt

Method
1. Heat the oven to 230C/445F/Gas 8. Grease a baking sheet with a little oil or lard.
2. Sift the flour, salt and soda into the mixing bowl and add the sugar.
3. Stir in the buttermilk or yoghurt, at first with a wooden spoon, then bringing it all together in a doughy mass with your hands. It should feel soft and firm, not sticky. Add a little more flour if the mixture is too wet.
4. Knead the dough lightly in the bowl for about half a minute, until smooth, then shape it into a ball, as deep as you can make it. Place it on the greased baking sheet. Slash a deep cross in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife. This will allow the bread to open out as the soda starts to work and expand the dough.
5. Bake in the oven for about 12 minutes, then turn the oven down to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and cook for another 15-20 minutes, until the base of the bread sounds hollow when you tap it.
6. Allow the bread to cool for 15 minutes, then cut it into thick slices and serve.

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