Buckwheat Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 175 g buckwheat flour
• 175 g plain wholemeal flour (see Note 1)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste (see Note 2))
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (see Note 3)
• 250 ml milk (see Note 4)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (see Note 5)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6 / 400F. Dust a non-stick baking tray with a little wholemeal flour.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, mix together thoroughly the two flours, salt and baking soda.

3. 3

   In a jug, mix together the milk and vinegar.

4. 4

   Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

5. 5

   Leave the mixture to rest for 5 minutes. (See Note 6.)

6. 6

   Bring the dough together into a ball using your hands. The dough should just come together into a ball, but shouldn’t be wet and sloppy. (If it doesn’t all come together, add a splash of water. If it’s too wet and sloppy add a touch more flour.)

7. 7

   Roll the dough into a ball and place on your prepared baking tray.

8. 8

   Flatten the ball a little and then cut a deep cross into it. The cross should go almost to the base of the loaf – but not quite!

9. 9

   Sprinkle the loaf with a little wholemeal flour.

10. 10

    Bake the loaf in your pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes until cooked all the way through and golden on top.

11. 11

    Ideally, serve warm – straight out of the oven!