Unlike a yeast bread, this quick bread doesn't make you wait for it to rise. Soda bread has four very basic components: flour, baking soda (hence the name), salt and buttermilk. Without yeast ...

Stir together the flour, soda, salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening/butter with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse meal. Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the ...

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Nigel Slater proves that making your own bread doesn't have to be time-consuming or hard work. Try his quick soda bread. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 8. Put a large casserole dish and its lid ...

Quick breads gained popularity in the 1800s thanks to the advent of chemical leavening agents such as baking soda and baking powder ... didn't replace traditional bread (as some people thought ...

Although yeast is a popular leavening agent for making bread, it is not advisable to use it in place of baking soda. “The mechanism is completely different,” says Gan. “Yeast is a living ...

"The conventions, the normal way of making bread was you bought a mixer or you kneaded dough by hand and through the physical handling of the dough, mechanically moving it around, you would make the ...

The duke met pupils who were taking part in activities including baking soda bread, learning traditional Irish instruments and Irish dancing. To achieve an award, participants build their own ...

If this colour is quite strong it indicates that there is excess soda in the bread and this can react slightly with the acid in your stomach and cause indigestion, but isn’t harmful in small ...

Mix the flours in a large bowl and rub in the butter. Add the salt and sieved bread soda. Lift the flour up with your fingers to distribute the salt and bread soda. Add the beaten egg (if using ...