soda bread

Serves: 8

Ingredients:
1 cup wholewheat  flour
1 cup cake flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
25g butter
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Method:
preheat oven to 180 °c.
sift together the flours, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. quickly stir in the buttermilk and combine until a dough is formed.
turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. mould into a round shape, place onto a lightly floured baking sheet, cut a cross in the top, and sprinkle with a little flour.
bake for 20-25 minutes.