Brown soda bread

Ingredients

• 350 g coarse wholemeal flour
• 150 g plain flour
• 1 tsp bread soda (baking soda)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp oats
• 1 egg
• 450 ml buttermilk
• 1 Tbsp honey or treacle

Method

1. 1

   Heat oven to 200°C / 400°F and grease a loaf tin.

2. 2

   Mix the flours, soda, salt and oats in a big bowl.

3. 3

   Whisk egg, buttermilk and honey, then pour into the dry mix and stir to a wet, sloppy dough.

4. 4

   Pour into the tin, sprinkle with oats and bake 45 minutes.

5. 5

   It's done when it sounds hollow underneath. Cool on a rack wrapped in a tea towel.