The baking thread

[Northernhibee]

I know we have a cooking thread, but for the bakers in here too we should have a baking thread, with it being a totally different discipline. My grandad was a superb baker so always tried to continue on the tradition.

Here's a really, really simple recipe for a really tasty soda bread. Costs pennies to make and tastes better than any supermarket bought bread.

You need:

200g of self raising flower
200ml of milk (with a little lemon or lime juice in it to sour the milk)
A teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
A large pinch of salt

Mix your dry ingredients together, add the sour milk to it and mix just to the point that it forms a quite wet dough and literally no more.

Place on a tray and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at around 190c. It should sound hollow if you tap the bottom of the loaf.

[Scouse Hibee]

I know we have a cooking thread, but for the bakers in here too we should have a baking thread, with it being a totally different discipline. My grandad was a superb baker so always tried to continue on the tradition.

Here's a really, really simple recipe for a really tasty soda bread. Costs pennies to make and tastes better than any supermarket bought bread.

You need:

200g of self raising flower
200ml of milk (with a little lemon or lime juice in it to sour the milk)
A teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
A large pinch of salt

Mix your dry ingredients together, add the sour milk to it and mix just to the point that it forms a quite wet dough and literally no more.

Place on a tray and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at around 190c. It should sound hollow if you tap the bottom of the loaf.

Do you kneed the dough at all?

[Northernhibee]

Do you kneed the dough at all?

Nope, I love it if the loaf looks really, really untidy and rustic, comes out super light in the middle and crusty on the outside.

[Scouse Hibee]

Nope, I love it if the loaf looks really, really untidy and rustic, comes out super light in the middle and crusty on the outside.


Cheers, will give it a bash.

[hibbybob]

I know we have a cooking thread, but for the bakers in here too we should have a baking thread, with it being a totally different discipline. My grandad was a superb baker so always tried to continue on the tradition.

Here's a really, really simple recipe for a really tasty soda bread. Costs pennies to make and tastes better than any supermarket bought bread.

You need:

200g of self raising flower
200ml of milk (with a little lemon or lime juice in it to sour the milk)
A teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
A large pinch of salt

Mix your dry ingredients together, add the sour milk to it and mix just to the point that it forms a quite wet dough and literally no more.

Place on a tray and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at around 190c. It should sound hollow if you tap the bottom of the loaf.

I was sceptical about this as i thought you needed buttermilk to make soda bread.

Just tried it - really easy and delicious!

Cheers NH.
PS Any more like that?

[Northernhibee]

I was sceptical about this as i thought you needed buttermilk to make soda bread.

Just tried it - really easy and delicious!

Cheers NH.
PS Any more like that?

Technically you should use buttermilk; this is just a super cheap version of it.

Willl post some other stuff up soon.

[s.a.m]

I know we have a cooking thread, but for the bakers in here too we should have a baking thread, with it being a totally different discipline. My grandad was a superb baker so always tried to continue on the tradition.

Here's a really, really simple recipe for a really tasty soda bread. Costs pennies to make and tastes better than any supermarket bought bread.

You need:

200g of self raising flower
200ml of milk (with a little lemon or lime juice in it to sour the milk)
A teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
A large pinch of salt

Mix your dry ingredients together, add the sour milk to it and mix just to the point that it forms a quite wet dough and literally no more.

Place on a tray and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at around 190c. It should sound hollow if you tap the bottom of the loaf.

:no way:
You missed out the most important bit.






You have to cut a deep cross through the dough before you put it in the oven, to let the fairies out.