Soda Bread
- 2 1/2 cup strong white bread flour or all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup full cream milk
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 extra flour for dusting
- Combine the milk and lemon juice in a jug, stir once then set aside for five minutes to curdle.
- Preheat the oven to 200 C.
- Lightly dust a baking sheet with flour.
- In a large bowl, put the flour, salt and baking soda.
- Stir in the milk, then dust a clean surface with more flour and tip the dough out onto it.
- Do not knead the dough, but form it into a round shape.
- Pick the dough up and place it on the baking sheet.
- Use a sharp serrated knife to cut a cross into the top of the bread.
- Lightly dust the top of the bread with more flour.
- Put the bread into the oven and immediately drop the temperature to 190 C.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, or basically until it has a hollow sound to it when you lift it and tap the bottom.
- Remove to cool on a wire rack - if you like the crust crunchy, just leave it to cool as it is, but if you like a softer crust, wrap the bread in a clean tea towel.
- Can be served warm or cooled completely.
- The next day it is great toasted, with butter and jam (preserves)
white bread, full cream milk, freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt, baking soda, dusting
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/342581-soda-bread (may not work)