Ciara's Brown Bread

Our food editor's foolproof recipe for an Irish staple - makes two loaves.

Ciara's Brown Bread

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

45

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 600g brown flour

  • 100g self-raising flour

  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 pint buttermilk

  • 1 tbsp butter

  • 1 tbsp golden syrup

  • Chopped chives (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200Ā°C and line two loaf tins.

  2. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix to make sure they are well combined. Melt the butter and golden syrup together. Fold in the buttermilk, followed by the butter and golden syrup mixture and chives if using. The mixture should drop off the spoon.

  3. Spoon into loaf tins and bake for 45 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack and slice when cold.

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