Traditional Soda Bread and Jam

- Recipe by Paula Heatley -

A WORD FROM THE CHEF

I grew up making their bread with my mum. Now I bake it most weeks for my family. It’s lovely just with butter or your favourite jam or even toasted.

INGREDIENTS

450g plain flour

1tsp bread soda

A pinch of salt

25g butter

1tbsp sugar

400ml buttermilk

METHOD

Preheat your oven to 200c and, in a large bowl, place all your dry ingredients. Then add in your butter and rub this into your dry ingredients with your fingertips until it is well combined.

Then make a well in the centre of the mixture and add your buttermilk. Don’t add it all at once as it may not take the full 300ml to bring it together. I use a knife to bring the mixture together until it forms a dough.

Tip it out on to a floured surface and gently bring it together to a smooth dough. Don’t overwork it once you have a coming together. Place it on a baking tray and flattened it out slightly.

Cut a cross in the top and dust lightly with flour. Place in the oven and bake until golden in colour and it sounds hollow when you tap the underneath of the bread.

Then wrap in a clean tea towel and allow to cool.

ABOUT THE CHEF

Paula Heatley is a mother of four, who loves to cook and bake for her family. You can find more of her delicious recipes on Instagram ‘paulas family kitchen’.

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