Sun-dried Tomato And Roasted Green Pepper Soda Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 a green bell pepper
• 450 g plain flour
• 3 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried herbes de provence
• 55 g butter, diced
• 55 g sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
• 300 ml buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 cut the bell pepper in half and roast at 200c for about 20 minutes. then chop it into small pieces and set aside.
• 2 preheat the oven to 200c/400f/gas mark 6. grease a bread tin and set aside.
• 3 mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, black pepper and herbs in a bowl. lightly rub in the butter.
• 4 stir in the chopped tomatoes and green pepper then make a well in the centre and add enough buttermilk to form a soft dough.
• 5 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a couple of minutes, then place in the bread tin.
• 6 bake for 40 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.