Homemade Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 400ml (12½fl oz) buttermilk (or milk soured with a squeeze of lemonjuice), plus extra if needed
• 30g butter, chilled and chopped
• 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1tsp salt
• 500g (1lb) plain flour, plus extra for sprinkling

1. Heat the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6). Sprinkle a baking tray with a little flour. 2. Sift the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs, then make a well in the centre. 3. Pour the buttermilk i...

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