This recipe makes a delicious, rustic soda bread that tastes great with cheese, or just spread with plenty of butter. You can use different dried fruit such as dates, and even different nuts. But this is my favourite combination.
Ingredients
200g walnuts
500g plain wholemeal flour
10g salt
4tsp baking powder
100g dried figs (chopped)
100g sultanas
150ml apple juice
150ml water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 210C/410F/Gas 7. Lightly grease a large baking tray.
- Crush half the walnuts to a fine powder. Roughly chop the rest.
- Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, walnuts and dried fruit in a large bowl. Add the water and apple juice.
- Mix until the dough is evenly combined, then knead until firm.
- Divide into two large rounds and flatten. Cut a deep cross into each.
- Place on the baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the base.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Article by Lindsey Wilson
Lindsey is an attachment parenting, unschooling mummy to a beautiful baby girl. She lives in the north of England, and works part-time as a psychiatric nurse. Her hobbies are reading, cooking and baking, knitting and seeing bands.
Lindsey has written 25 awesome articles for Natural Family Today.
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