Soda bread is an important part if Irish culture, and it's a fantastic partner for Irish stew. So on a cold Canadian winters night the best way of warming up, and tasting a little piece of home is with a warm bowl of peasants soup and slices of brown bread. Yes, this is the same bread in the background of the peasants soup recipe, because it's such a perfect pair.
7 oz rolled oats
7oz wheat bran
10 oz plain flour
1 3/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
1 tbsp treacle
mixed seeds (optional)
Grind oats in blender. Add all dry ingredients together. Combine treacle and buttermilk and add them to the dry ingredients to form a dough. Place dough in a greased 1 lb loaf tin or form into round loafs. Score the top of the loaf with a knife and brush with the buttermilk. Sprinkle with mixed seeds if you'd like. Put in a pre-heater 205c oven for 40 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when you tap on it.
Slice and eat with butter or as a delicious tool for soaking up soup or stew.
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