Traditional Brown Soda Bread

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 250ºC/gas mark 9. Cut a large square of parchment the size to place on top of a baking tray.

2. Put the brown flour and porridge oats into a large bowl and stir them together.

3. Sieve the white flour, bread soda and salt in on top of the oats and brown flour and mix everything. Make a well in the centre.

4. Stir the honey, egg and buttermilk together. Pour this mixture into the well in the flour and mix in it with a wooden spoon. Then use your hands to scoop it onto a countertop that is sprinkled with flour. Shape it into a round shape and then put it onto the parchment covered baking tray. Use a knife to cut a cross shape in the top of the loaf.

5. Bake for 10 minutes at 250ºC temperature then turn it down to 200ºC /gas mark 6 and bake for another 30 minutes.