This is a rye soda bread that is fully of nutty flavours and it can be eaten with both sweet and savoury accompaniments.
This is a really versatile bread and can easily be used alongside soups and salads or with honey or a good preserve for breakfast or a snack.
This is a rye soda bread recipe my daughter has made before and she has really made it into a work of art and it tastes beautiful too.
Ingredients:
This mix makes a small loaf
20g/ 3/4 oz sunflower seeds
20g/ 3/4 oz sesame seeds
20g/ 3/4 oz poppy seeds
20g/ 3/4 oz linseeds or flaxseed
250g/ 8 1/2 oz light rye flour ( available from health stores)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda
100ml / just under 1/4 pint apple juice
40g/ 1 1/2 oz honey
1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil or sunflower oil
Directions:
Pre-heat your oven to 200c or Gas 6 /390f
Line a baking tray with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet
1.Combine all of the seeds together in a bowl but keep about a teaspoon for finishing off the loaf
2.In a large bowl combine the remaining seeds with the flour and bicarbonate of soda as well as the salt
3.In a jug combine 100ml (just under 1/4 pint) water with the apple juice,honey and the oil and then mix until the honey dissolves
4.Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix thoroughly into a dough (The quicker the better when you do this bit)
5.Put the dough onto a floured surface and form it into a round but remember this is a very soft dough so you will need to flour your hands well
6.Place this onto your baking tray and sprinkle the remaining seeds we kept earlier over the loaf,dust with a little flour and cut a deep cross in the dough to at least half way down the dough
7.Bake for approximately 30 minutes ,until it is a rich brown all over
When cooked transfer to a wired rack for cooling and then you can eat it when it has cooled down enough for you.
This bread will keep for about 3 days although I doubt it will be around that long if it’s anything like the bread my daughter makes
After a few days you can use any bread left for breadcrumbs or croutons too which is a bonus….
