Rachel Allen's Brown Soda Bread

Name: Rachel Allen's Brown Soda Bread
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda); 25 grams tablespoons butter, softened (optional); 1 egg; 225 grams 3/4 cups all-purpose (plain) flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 50 grams tablespoons mixed seeds, such as sesame, pumpkin, or sunflower, or golden flax seeds (linseeds) (optional); 375 milliliters About 1 2/3 cups (375–400ml) buttermilk or soured milk; 225 grams 3/4 cups whole wheat (wholemeal) flour

The recipe Rachel Allen's Brown Soda Bread is ready in approximately 55 minutes and is definitely a great vegetarian option for lovers of European food. For 42 cents per serving, you get a morn meal that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 294 calories. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, seeds, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).

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Oven

Sift together the flours, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl and mix in the seeds (if using).

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Baking Soda

Seeds

Salt

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Bowl

Add the butter (if using), and rub into the flour mixture with your fingertips until it resembles bread crumbs. Make a well in the center.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

In another bowl, whisk the egg with the buttermilk and pour most of the liquid into the flour mixture. Using one hand with your fingers outstretched like a claw, bring the flour and liquid together, adding more of the buttermilk mixture, if necessary. The dough should be quite soft, but not too sticky.

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Buttermilk

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Turn onto a floured work surface and gently bring the dough together into a round about 1 1/2 inches (4cm) thick.

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Dough

Cut a deep cross on top and place on a baking sheet.

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Bake for 15 minutes. Turn down the heat to 400°F (200°C) and bake for 30 minutes more. When done, the loaf will sound slightly hollow when tapped on the bottom.

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Oven

Remove from the baking sheet and place on a wire rack to cool.

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack