Emmer flour soda bread

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This simple emmer flour soda bread recipe is packed with flavour thanks to this ancient wheat, which was one of the first grains cultivated by humans. The bread has a wonderful deep colour and flavour, and is best served with plenty of good-quality butter.

First published in 2019
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This quick and easy recipe uses bicarbonate of soda, sometimes known as baking soda, to rise the loaf.

Ingredients

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Equipment

  • 1kg loaf tin

Method

1
Place the yoghurt and water in a jug and stir to combine
2
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6 and line a 1kg loaf tin with baking parchment
3
Put the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and mix together well
4
Add the prepared yoghurt mixture to the bowl and stir everything together to make a soft, sticky dough
5
Tip the dough into the prepared tin, smooth the top and sprinkle with oil
6
Cover the tin with oiled kitchen foil, creating a dome so that the bread can rise during cooking
7
Bake for 55 minutes, then carefully remove the tin foil and bake for a further 10 minutes
8
Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack – the bottom should sound hollow when tapped. Allow to cool completely before serving

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Clare is the founder and CEO of Doves Farm, an organic and free-from food business based in Berkshire.

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