Treacle Brown Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 350 g wholemeal flour
- 75 g porridge oats
- 150 g plain flour
- Pinch salt
- 2 level teaspoon bread soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp treacle
- 300-400 ml buttermilk
Method
- Preheat the oven to 150ËšC.
- Grease and line with parchment paper an 8inch cake tin.
- Place the flours, porridge oat, salt into a large mixing bowl. Sieve in bread soda and combine with the flour mixture.
- Make a well and add the egg and treacle. Slowly pour in the buttermilk and stir to combine to get a soft ball but not too sticky. Dust with extra flour and shape into a ball.
- Place into a the tin and cut the top of the bread with a knife to create 4 cuts.
- Brush the top of the bread with a leftover mixture of buttermilk and drizzle of treacle.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until hollow when tapped on the base. Remove from the oven and allow the bread to cool down.
- This loaf will keep fresh for 4–5 days and is suitable for freezing.
