Hankering for some soda bread.
never could find it anywhere…supposedly yogurt will work as a sub when making soda bread. (half plain yogurt half milk)
If you make some soda bread… I’d be on for some taste testing
Recipe below
I was going to make it via a bread maker machine… but I have read that bread makers don’t do soda bread justice
INGREDIENTS
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.
In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, white flour, rolled oats, baking soda and salt. Gently mix in the buttermilk until a soft dough is formed. Knead very lightly. Divide dough into 4 pieces; form into rounded flat loaves. Mark each loaf with an ‘X’ and place on prepared baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Thanks for that tip. I’ll give it a try. You’re right about the breadmaker – its no good at all for sodabread because it mixes it much too hard. You need to handle and work it as little as possible.
From the web –
[quote]Buttermilk Substitutes:
For each 1 cup buttermilk called for in a recipe, use 1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream;
OR
1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup;
OR
1 cup milk plus 1 3/4 tablespoons cream of tartar;
OR
1/4 cup buttermilk powder and 1 cup water.[/quote]
I’ve tried the 2nd and 4th methods with success, but I’ve never used real buttermilk so I can’t really compare the results of these substitutes to the ‘authentic’ results.
great recipe, but where can I find baking soda?
sometimes I wish I lived in Taibei
Ask for su1 da2 fen3. It’s widely available in dry goods stores, in bulk, and should be around NT$20/jin or kg ( I forget which)
Thanks DB, been looking for the Arm and Hammer label.
Cheers
DIY baking stores have it … Wellcome has it … Costco … some stores in Dihua street have it
… hardware stores have it, I suppose … to do laundry and wash dishes … soda is a very strong ‘detergent’
It’s also used to de-odour the fridge and closets …
You could use any acidic ingredient in baking soda bread, it’s just the caustic(base)/acid reaction that’s used for inflating/rising and airing the bread … although buttermilk will bring a subtle taste to it, low fat yoghurt would be very close and adding a little white vinegar would make it more reacting with the soda …
[quote=“bobl”]Thanks DB, been looking for the Arm and Hammer label.
Cheers[/quote]
You can get Arm and Hammer baking soda at the Song Ching supermarkets for 35NT a box.
[quote=“Doctor Evil”][quote=“bobl”]Thanks DB, been looking for the Arm and Hammer label.
Cheers[/quote]
You can get Arm and Hammer baking soda at the Song Ching supermarkets for 35NT a box.[/quote]
It’s cheaper at $20/jin or kg. (I forget which) at a dry goods store.
So it’s been 2 years, anyone found buttermilk yet?
No, but I have imported both buttermilk powder and bacterial cultures for making buttermilk, and have successfully used both. It definitely improved the taste of my homemade English muffins!
Foremost diary used to have buttermilk. Are they still around at all?
I dunno exactly what buttermilk is, the british stuff is rancid, but akin to filmjölk and you can get local culture in health food stores here that looks like the picture below which will create something very similar.
It’s easy enough to make, add one sachet to 1l of milk, leave out for 16-24h, chill and it’s ready to eat/use
It’s Canadian! It’s a yogurt culture …?
You just don’t understand Canadian culture…
I think buttermilk lives in England somewhere.
Meh. What are ‘English muffins’? They wee cakes you see in Starbucks? I thought they were American. And I’ve never even seen buttermilk, the Lost Swede, let alone eaten it. Sounds a bit Thomas Hardy.
English muffins:
Don’t think Starbucks have them but McD’s egg macmuffin come on an ersatz english muffin, though I suppose given your reaction above they are all illegitimate.
Buttermilk is great for pancakes.
There is no such thing as illegitimate baked goods. Just wasn’t sure what people meant by ‘English muffin’. Egg McMuffins are nice. Never had American pancakes. Put off by the maple syrup thing, plus I don’t eat fluffy things. One day, maybe. On a veagn thang at the moment, although I spend a lot of time fantasising about scrambled eggs.