Soda Bread

Soda bread is a traditional Irish bread that can be made in minutes. It uses bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar in place of yeast so requires no ‘proving' time. It can be flavoured to be sweet or savoury but is just as good plain.

Before you start, pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6 and lightly grease a baking tray.

ingredients:

1 packet JUVELA Gluten-Free Fibre Mix
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tsp cream of tartar
2tbsp lemon juice
Approx. 375ml (¾pt) milk

Method:

Place a whole packet of Fibre Mix into a bowl and stir in the bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar. Add the lemon juice to the milk to sour it. Gradually add sufficient milk to the Mix to form a soft but not sticky dough. Knead until smooth on a surface lightly dusted with Mix. Shape into a round and place onto baking tray. Cut a shallow cross on the top of the dough with a sharp knife and bake in a pre-heated oven for 45-50 minutes.

Flavoured Variations

The amount of milk may need to be reduced when additional wet ingredients are added. Additional ingredients to be added before sour milk.

Sun-Dried Tomato:

Add 150g (6oz) sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped.

Marmalade Soda Bread: