This weekend's weather was so utterly foul that we (me-n-the-dogs) were forced to stay indoors a lot, and do indoor things like painting the kitchen, clearing up mountains of dog-moult, and dreaming of Summer.
I was short on bread, so I couldn't resist having another go at some Soda bread. This one is Hugh Fearnley-Thing's recipe (but slightly altered by me). I'm by myself at the moment, so I made a small loaf (half his amount).
200 gms plain flour + 50 gms Oatmeal (my bit; I like Oatmeal).
1 small pot (125 gms) plain Yoghurt.
1 tsp Bicarbinate of Soda.
½ tsp Salt.
Enough milk to form a dough.
A few dried herbs (my bit; I like herby bread).
I did the usual Soda bread stuff, then baked until my amusing tomato-shaped timer told me that 45 mins had passed.
The round chopping board I made especially for serving Camembert; nice eh?... And the Soda bread's pretty good too; it held together well, was slightly nutty in flavour (the oats probably), and was really delicious, just buttered!
I shall definitely use this recipe again; it's much better than the one I used before. Thanks Hugh!
27 comments:
If it wasn't for all the hoopla at customs...I'd send you a big hunk of our raw milk butter to go with it.
Loks great anyway !
Is the oatmeal processed oatmeal, or, oatmeal flour?
Sounds bloody top hole! Will add this to my 'give it a go' list of recipes.
It was Quaker Oats that I processed in the whizzing machine! Very simple.
Sounds really good the pic looks professional with the little tomatoes,sounds like you are looking after yourself well.
Top hole indeed. And I love the chopping board. You made that? Impressed, I am!
I should add, John, that this recipe is perfect for us blokes, as if requires absolutely no skill or knowledge about bread making.
using yoghurt is a good idea-it is difficult to get buttermilk, although you can use milk+a little lemon juice it isn't the same. Looks good
I have never tried making soda bread but may give it a try now that I've seen how delicious yours looks. Love your tomato timer. I'm more of a bread machine sort of person.
This is a really useful recipe to master, for those times when you just can't be bothered to visit the baker.... or for when you are snowed-in!
That looks good enough to eat! I shall have to give that recipe a go. Love the little chopping board too.
a handsome loaf, indeed! I'll have to give it a go. I'm currently in love with my 'no-knead' bread that rises for 24 hours and is baking HOT in a dutch oven. Crispy crust!
My sisters make soda bread, but the loaves are rather flat compared to yours. Do you score the top to get that nice opening?
I just cut about an inch deep; traditional shape I think.
I did the usual Soda bread stuff
for the culinary-challenged maybe you'd explain?
I'd love to surprise my Irish husband with this!
Love your round cutting board. The soda bread recipe seems easy enough. I don't know many men who will bake bread! But my grandfather and his father were bakers; so they say.
You just bring all the ingredients together in a bowl (with minimum effort), form into a ball, and put the cross on the top. I then bake mine on greaseproof paper. You don't have to do all that kneading nonsense for half an hour.
thanks Cro, sounds like my kind of cooking!
Looks good. There's nothing like warm bread fresh from the oven.
That looks divine! My attempts at soda bread making could be used in the footings of our new patio!! Must try harder methinks! There is nothing nicer that home baked bread with butter. swoon.
Thank you for sharing your Soda Bread recipe. It sounds dreamy.
I had a dear friend here in my town who was from Dublin and ran a coffee shop here, sadly she passed away several years ago, and I never got her soda bread recipe or scone recipe. Now I need to find a scone recipe that is a knockout, Anyone!
Have a wonderful week, Mr. M.
Rainy weather always encourages me to bake.
I am assuming that the whizzing machine is a food processor.
Sounds yummy. Cro! I love bread, wished it love me. Making a small bit like this would be just the thing.
megan
Keep meaning to try soda bread, have just found the oven temp online am going to have ago, thanks.
Briony
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Mmmmm sounds so good. Thank you for the recipe -- it's charming to think of you safe from the grim weather with your dogs, the smell of your own bread baking...
Oh Lordy, your bread is making me drool. It all sounds so easy. As an aside about men baking, a lot of my (Kiwi) male friends seemed to really take to bread-makers when they became popular, and have absorbed the process into their daily routine. Am delighted at the loaves that appear on my table quite often. Not so much of the artisan loaf around though.
get some jigsaws
wonderful in bad weather!
Jigsaws drive me NUTS.
Oh yum...will you come make me some at Willow Manor?
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