Banana soda bread recipe
This is not your classic loaf. Flavoured with buttermilk and bananas, this fruity take on Irish soda bread is simply delicious - all you need is a hearty helping of butter to spread on top.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
- 318 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 250g (8oz) self raising wholemeal flour
- 250g plain flour
- pinch salt
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 300ml (10fl oz) buttermilk
- 2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1355kJ 318.0kcal
- Fat
- 2g
- Saturates
- 0g
- Salt
- 1.3g
- Sugars
- 20g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 70.4gProtein 9.9gFibre 7.0g
Method
- Preheat oven to gas 6, 200ºC, 400ºF. Place the flours, salt, bicarbonate of soda and sugar into a large bowl and combine together. Add the buttermilk and bananas, mix together to form a soft dough.
- Tip onto a floured board and lightly knead. Cut dough in half and form into 2 round shape with a smooth top. Place on a non-stick baking tray and cut a large cross on the top. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden and sounds hollow when base is tapped.
- Allow to cool slightly and serve thickly sliced and buttered.
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