Bread week is one of the most dreaded weeks in the tent, but one of the favourites in this house. I love bread, bread is bae, bread makes everything seem better. Butter on bread, french toast, sweet bread, cheesy bread, pull a part bread, soup in bread… the list goes on. It was lovely to see that the first challenge was soda bread - Irish soda bread.

I have been eating soda bread since I was a child but I have never made one myself; and as I am currently in Ireland, there was no time like the present. *This bread is vegan, it will taste slightly differnt to orginal soda bread but still delicious.

Signature:

Soda Bread

Technical:

Rainbow bagels

Showstopper:

A large decorative bread plaque representing something they’re most grateful for

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup coconut milk (any dairy free milk will do)

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

• 200g wholemeal flour

• 285g plain flour

• 1.5tsp baking soda

• 30g sunflower seeds (or any seed crunch)

• 15g nutritional yeast

Method

• Line a baking tray with baking paper

• In a small bowl add the milk and apple cider vinegar and set aside for 10 mins (“buttermilk”)

• In a mixing bowl mix together the flours and baking soda

• When “buttermilk” is ready add to the flour mix (pour in bit by bit so it doesn’t become too wet)

• Mix until is forms a dough (if too wet add more flour, if too dry add 1tsp milk at a time)

• When the dough is formed fold in the seeds and nutritional yeast with your hands (you can knead it a bit but not too much)

• When done place on the tray for 20mins

• Heat oven 180c/350f/gas mark 5

• When the dough has rested place in the preheated oven (at the low rack)

• Set a timer for 20 mins

• After 20mins turn up the temp 10 degrees or 2 gas marks and bake for another 10 min

• The bread should be golden and cooked on the inside by now.

• If it’s not golden bake a little longer, if not cooked through- turn down the temp and bake another 10/15mins

• Once bread is done, take out of the oven and let rest for 20 mins or 10 if you want to eat it warm.

• Place in a sealed container in the fridge for 5-7 days

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Chocolate week is next week - Comment what you want to see!

Watch it here - The Great British Bake Off (Will be on the US Netflix 3 days after the UK)