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River Cottage Soda Bread with Blackberries + Apple
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Soda Bread with Blackberries & Apple

Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

  • 150 g wholemeal flour
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Small handful of blackberries
  • 1 small apple cubed
  • Small handful grated cheese Cheddar, or goat cheese
  • Fresh thyme - leaves picked off
  • Honey
  • 200 - 250 ml buttermilk
  • Extra cheese optional and flour for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7
  • Grease a baking sheet with some butter
  • Sieve the flours, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a mixing bowl. Tip the remaining wholemeal husks left in the sieve into the bowl as well.
  • Add the blackberries, apple, cheese, herbs, and a drizzle of honey, and stir gently together.
  • Add the buttermilk and combine until everything comes to a dough. Use less milk first, and add as required.
  • Form into a round and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Slash a cross on the top of the bread with a knife.
  • Sprinkle some flour, and extra cheese if desired.
  • Bake for 25 to 40 minutes until golden and it sounds hollow when you tap the bottom of the bread.