Irish Wheaten bread - cheating!

I am absolutely rubbish at making wheaten bread so here is my fail safe cheating method. There is no faffing around with yeast or anything either.

1- buy a packet of Neil's traditional wheaten bread mix
2- follow the instructions on the packet!

Hey presto - yummy wheaten bread.

The instructions were mix 330g flour with 280mls milk (real milk or buttermilk). Add 15ml olive oil. Pour into a greased loaf tin. Dust with flour and make a cut along the centre.

Bake at 220C for 30 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.

Eat and enjoy!

Fruit soda bread....warm with butter

I had some buttermilk about to go out of date and so this was the easiest thing to make late last night.

The recipe is adapted from the Avoca Cafe Cookbook. However a lot of the recipes in it make large quantities so I halved the ingredients.

Mix 225g (8oz) plain flour, 12g(1/2oz) sugar, 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda and 12g (1/2oz) sultanas (I used mixed dried fruit).

Add 200ml buttermilk slowly and mix to form a dough.

Form into a round, place on a non stick baking tray, flatten a bit and cut into quarters.

Bake at 200c until cooked - about 30 minutes depending on your oven. The bread should sound hollow when you tap it on the base.

Let it cool a bit then eat! Preferably warm with butter.