Irish wheaten bread recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Wheaten bread is a traditional Northern Irish bread, which is made without yeast. This recipe uses baking soda, with the buttermilk providing acidity, enabling it to rise. Serve with butter for a teatime treat on a rainy day.
See method- Serves 4
- 20mins to prepare and 1hr to cook
- 685 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 225g strong bread flour, plus extra for kneading and dusting
- 300g whole wheat flour
- 1tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2tsp caster sugar
- 60g margarine, cold and cut into cubes
- 15ml vegetable oil
- 60ml vegetable oil
- 500ml buttermilk
- butter, to serve
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- Energy
- 2885kJ 685.0kcal
- Fat
- 23g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 1.5g
- Sugars
- 10g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 106.5gProtein 18.6gFibre 10.0g
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- Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Grease a baking tray with 15ml of the vegetable oil and set to one side.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flours, salt, bicarbonate of soda and the caster sugar. Rub the margarine into the flour mix until they are no longer distinguishable. Create a well in the centre and pour in the rest of the vegetable oil and the buttermilk (make sure you reserve 1 tbsp of the buttermilk).
- Use a spatula to bring the dry and wet ingredients together gradually until you have a moistened dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for a minute until smooth. Shape into a loaf and arrange on the greased baking tray. Create a cross in the top of the loaf using you finger and brush with the remaining tbsp of buttermilk and dust with a little strong bread flour.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes atGas Mark 6, 200°C, fan 180°Cand then reduce the heat to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, fan 160°C, turn the loaf and bake for a further 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack before slicing and serving with butter.
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