Fruit & spice soda bread

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• McNosh

  01 March 2012

  McNosh rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is very quick and easy to make and very tasty too! However, the oven timings are way out - mine needed to cook for at least 45-50 mins. I used all raisins instead of the sultanas and dates and used natural yoghurt with a squirt of lemon juice in it as a substitute for the buttermilk. Will def make again.

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• Sue Pine

  10 March 2012

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• Fluffysammy

  15 April 2012

  Fluffysammy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  just waiting for mine to cool, and have eatten a corner of it and its yummy i will def add this to my binder to make again and again. i agree with McNosh it did need 50 mins

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• cazaroonie

  21 April 2012

  cazaroonie commented on this recipe

  I've just made this and followed the recipe to the letter. My dough was quite wet and sticky and a nightmare to handle, did I go wrong?

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• cazaroonie

  22 April 2012

  cazaroonie commented on this recipe

  It turned out ok(ish) in the end. Needed longer cooking time though, around 50-55 mins.

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• Andie GF

  27 April 2012

  Andie GF commented on this recipe

  cazaroonie I haven' tried this recipe but have made soda bread before and my dough was quite wet and sticky as well. Soda bread isn't like regular bread with yeast and the trick is not to handle it too much but I'm no expert. Hope this helps.

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• xpinkiix

  05 January 2013

  xpinkiix rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe but agree with the timings mine took a lot longer too but was worth it when it came out.

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• Fay_Fife

  18 March 2013

  Fay_Fife commented on this recipe

  Very nice! I might put more spice in next time though. I baked it in my fan oven for 35 minutes and it turned out quite well. I only put two tablespoons of sugar on the top and felt that was more than enough, and I didn't have any dates so I used half and half sultanas and mixed dried fruit to make up the same mass. I will definitely make this again.

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• Jocie

  26 March 2013

  Jocie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A wonderful recipe, tasty and really delicious, even my husband likes it and he usually avoids anything at all sweet! We couldn't get enough of it so it is to become a "regular" in our house.

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Ingredients

• 100g rolled porridge oats
• 25g butter , diced
• 200g plain flour
• 200g plain wholemeal flour , plus extra for dusting
• 100g caster sugar
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1½ tsp mixed spice
• 50g raisins
• 50g sultanas
• 50g stoned dates , finely chopped
• 3 tbsp mixed peel
• 450ml buttermilk
• 3-4 tbsp demerara sugar

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MAKES ONE LARGE LOAF enough for 8

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Prep 30 mins

Cook 35 mins

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Ingredients

• 100g rolled porridge oats
• 25g butter , diced
• 200g plain flour
• 200g plain wholemeal flour , plus extra for dusting
• 100g caster sugar
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1½ tsp mixed spice
• 50g raisins
• 50g sultanas
• 50g stoned dates , finely chopped
• 3 tbsp mixed peel
• 450ml buttermilk
• 3-4 tbsp demerara sugar

PER SERVING

405 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 41g, salt 0.6 g

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