Nadiya Hussain’s Soda Bread
Made with an easy homemade buttermilk for a slightly tangy flavour, this simple soda bread is easily customisable with your favourite spices, dried fruit or nuts.
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Introduction
Of all the breads, soda bread is the easiest and fastest to make. If you have milk on the turn, it’s the best for bread like this.
Ingredients
| 400ml | whole milk |
| 4 tbsp | lemon juice |
| 500g | plain flour |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| 2 tbsp | caster sugar |
| 1 tsp | bicarbonate of soda |
| 50g | butter, softened |
Method
Start by making the buttermilk. Pour the whole milk into a jug with the lemon juice, stir well, set aside and leave to thicken.
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with some baking paper.
Put the plain flour in a large bowl with the salt, caster sugar and bicarbonate of soda.
Add the butter to the bowl and rub the butter in till there are no large clumps.
Make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk, using a dinner knife to bring the dough together without kneading. Do this till you have little or no flour left.
Tip the dough out onto a worktop and bring together without kneading. Place on the lined baking tray and flatten to about 5cm thick. Use a sharp knife to cut all the way through into eight equal wedges.
Pop into the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
Take it out and leave to cool on a rack. While still warm, take a wedge, open and butter generously and enjoy!
TIP: This is such a great dough to flavour. You can use spices, dried fruit, nuts, zests, chocolate – there are so many creative possibilities.
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From the book: Cook Once, Eat Twice
Cook Once, Eat Twice
Creative, efficient, and cost-effective recipes that hero simple fresh ingredients.
Clever ideas for meal planning and transforming leftovers into delicious meals.
Stretch the weekly shop further with batch-cooked dinners and freezer-friendly bakes.
