Traditional Brown Soda Bread

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
2. Grease a flat baking tray.
3. Sieve the flour, salt and bread soda in a bowl, then mix in the flour thoroughly.
4. Make a well in the centre of the flour, pour in the milk and mix from the centre out to make a soft dough.
5. Turn out on to a floured board and knead until smooth underneath. Turn the smooth side up and flatten to a round 5cm thick.
6. Place the dough on a baking tray and cut a cross n the top. Bake for 40 minutes or until the bread gives a hollow sound when the base it tipped. Cool on wire rack.
7. Note: one table spoon of ban, wheat germ or oatmeal may be added to the dry ingredients for extra roughage.

• Servings : 8
• Ready in : 50 Minutes
• Recipe Type : Bread, Chefs Specials, A-Z, Mairin Ui Chomain
• Ingredient : Plain flour, Buttermilk, Wholemeal flour