Sultana and pumpkin seed soda bread
By OcadoLife
Published on 01 December 2021
Soda bread doesn’t contain yeast, so no proving is needed! Play around with the dried fruit and seeds you use in the dough – try apricots or cranberries and walnuts or sunflower seeds.Time and servings
1 hr 5 minsTotal time
15 minsPrep time
50 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 200 g of plain white flour, plus extra for dusting
- 130 g of plain wholemeal flour
- 1.25 tsp of fine salt
- 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
- 50 g of porridge oats, plus extra to scatter
- 0.5 tsp of caster sugar
- 75 g of sultanas
- 75 g of pumpkin seeds
- 200 ml of natural yoghurt
- 1 tbsp of treacle
- 1 knob of butter, to serve
- 1 pack of mature cheddar, to serve
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Once the oven has reached temperature, beat the yogurt, treacle and 100ml water together in a jug, then make a well in the centre of the dry mixture and pour it in.Step 2
Using a wooden spoon, mix until you have a rough dough. Shape the dough into a round using floured hands, then pop onto a lightly floured baking tray. Using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross about a third of the way through the dough and dust with a little flour and some extra oats.Step 3
Bake for 45-50 mins until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Leave to cool on a wire rack before tucking in. Spread slices thickly with butter and serve with chunks of mature cheddar cheese.