This Christmas Bannock is a lovely modern twist on the traditional Soda bread. Supplied by Tracey's Kitchen Farmhouse from their 17th Century thatched cottage to your doorstep. It’s absolutely delicious and of the festive season. Enjoy it toasted with lashings of butter and a wee cup of tea!
Ingredients:
- 250g – soda bread flour or 250g plain flour with a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 30g dried fruit (sultanas and raisins)
- 30g dried cranberries
- Teaspoon of cinnamon
- Teaspoon orange zest
- 25g caster sugar
- 200 – 250ml – buttermilk
- Demerara Sugar to top the Bannock
Method:
1. Butter your cake / loaf tin.
2. Mix all ingredients except the buttermilk together
3. Add buttermilk and mix well. The mixture will be soft.
4. Put into a baking tin.
5. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar
6. Bake at 160 c or 320 f for 35 minutes or until your knife comes out clean and it’s golden on top.
7. Lather with butter and enjoy!!
Tracey's cottage is located only 30 minutes from Belfast in a Marine Nature Reserve on Strangford Lough. Join her to make Soda and Wheaten Breads and to enjoy a feast of homemade treats around the Farmhouse Kitchen table. A hands on experience.
In Tracey’s Kitchen, people make friends as well as bread. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and start mixing and kneading dough for the soda and wheaten breads you'll be learning to make - and then eating! - all in the comfort of Tracey's delightful farmhouse.
