Trying out a Steemian’s recipe - thank you for the soda bread @brockolopolis

I read @brockolopolis post about soda bread the other day and decided to give it a try. Here’s the address if you haven’t seen it :

https://steemit.com/baking/@brockolopolis/minielf-and-papa-make-soda-bread-for-the-1st-time

The recipe was really straightforward and required ingredients I basically already had in the cupboard except for the buttermilk. I used my alternative.

I’m not going to repeat the post; I’m just showing you above how straightforward it all is. The flour I had was seeded, but that didn’t seem to affect the result.

The last two mini photos above show you the alternative to the buttermilk.

Whenever a recipe calls for ‘buttermilk’ I use this alternative which is just milk and lemon juice (or vinegar).

I only had semi skimmed milk but full fat would be even better. The instructions can be found here. It’s basically 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of milk and leave to stand for about 5 minutes.

It all worked really well. The best thing from my point of view is that I didn’t have to worry about ‘kneading’ - I’ve still got eczema on three fingers at the moment so it hurts :(

Thank you so much for a tasty and easy-to-follow recipe. I will be making it again and I may add herbs like rosemary and perhaps some garlic for a very savoury soup accompaniment - bon appetit.

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all photos by @cryptocariad

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