Sig's wholemeal and oat soda bread

Name: Sig's wholemeal and oat soda bread
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 375 grams stoneground wholemeal flour (I buy wholemeal and seeds); 200 grams plain white flour,plus a little,extra for dusting.; 25 grams breakfast oats,; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp seasalt; 600 ml buttermilk approx

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

This is an easy and tasty bread :-) (L)

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

This is an easy and tasty bread :-) (L)

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Ingredients

375 gramsstoneground wholemeal flour (I buy wholemeal and seeds)
200 gramsplain white flour,plus a little,extra for dusting.
25 gramsbreakfast oats,
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
1 tspseasalt
600 mlbuttermilk approx

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 230C/ gas 8
2

Mix together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3

Make a well in centre.pour in about three quarters of the buttermilk and mix together,pour in a little more buttermilk if needed the dough should be soft and sticky
4

Turn onto floured surface and knead very lightly and briefly until it comes together in a ball, if you overknead it will make the bread heavy.Cut dough into two halves and briefly knead each half into rounds
5

Slightly flatten each half to about 4 cm/ 1-2 inch thickness. Put them well apart on a baking sheet and dust with flour
6

Cut a large deep cross into each round to about 1 cm of the base.
7

Bake on middle shelf for 15 minutes then turn down to 200C/gas 6,bake for another ten minutes until well risen and the bread is a good golden colour with a good crust. They should sound hollow when you tap the base.Eat on the same day or latest within 48 hours.Cool on wire rack.