Easy Plain Irish Wheaten Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 350g/12oz Medium Wholemeal
• 75g/4oz Butter
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
• ½pt/300ml Buttermilk

Preheat the oven to 200oC ( 400oF) Gas mark 6
Grease a 1l loaf tin

Method:
Weigh out wholemeal and turn into a bowl. Sieve flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar and add to wholemeal, mix with buttermilk to form a medium stiff dough.

Generously sprinkle your baking board with wholemeal and turn out the dough and shape into a thick round with your hands. Place in a 7″ or 8″ cake tin, mark into quarters, sprinkle with wholemeal and bake in centre of hot oven 200c (400f/Gas Mark 6) for 50-60 minutes.

NOTE: The same ingredients are suitable for wheaten farls.