Soda Bread

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb plain flour
• 1/2 pint milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the cream of tartar in the milk, then stir it into the flour with the bicarbonate of soda and the salt to make a soft but not sticky dough. turn the dough on to a lightly floured surface an knead it until the surface is smooth. form it into a 6 inch round then place the bread on a lightly greased baking tray and cut a fairly deep cross across the surface.
• 2 bake the bread on the cente shelf of a hot oven gas mark 7/5425f/220c for about 35 minutes or until it is a pale brown colour.
• 3 cool the bread slightly then serve it with butter and cheese.