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Soda Bread (recipes)








Makes 2 loaves



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

















Ingredients



to every 900g/2lb flour allow 1 tsp tartaric acid1 tsp salt1 tsp carbonate of soda2 breakfast cupfuls of cold milk



Method



1. Let the tartaric acid and salt be reduced to the finest possible powder; then mix them well with the flour.2. Dissolve the soda in the milk, and pour it several times from one basin to another, before adding it to the flour.3. Work the whole mixture quickly into a light dough, divide it into 2 loaves, and put them into a well-heated oven immediately, and bake for and hour. Sour milk or buttermilk may be used, but then a little less acid will be needed.







Other ways:










Makes 1 loaf



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

















Ingredients



olive oil or lard, for greasing250g/9oz plain flour1 level tsp salt1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda2 tsp soft brown sugar225 ml/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.