Oat and treacle bread

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200°C and line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment.

2. Mix the flours, sugar, baking powder, bread soda, salt and porridge oats. Add the treacle, stout and melted butter and stir them into the dry ingredients.

3. Gradually mix in the buttermilk and egg to give a firm but sticky dough.

4. Scoop the mixture into the prepared tin. If you wish you can sprinkle some oats on top. Make a slit down the centre of the loaf with a knife. Bake for about an hour until a skewer comes out clean. Once cool enough to handle, place on a wire rack to cool.