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Banana soda bread recipe

35 ratings

This is not your classic loaf. Flavoured with buttermilk and bananas, this fruity take on Irish soda bread is simply delicious - all you need is a hearty helping of butter to spread on top. See method

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
318 calories / serving
Healthy
Vegetarian

Ingredients

250g (8oz) self raising wholemeal flour
250g plain flour
pinch salt
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp golden caster sugar
300ml (10fl oz) buttermilk
2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced

Each serving contains

Energy
1355kj
318kcal 16%
Fat
2g 2%
Saturates
0g 2%
Sugars
20g 23%
Salt
1.3g 22%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 70.4g Protein 9.9g Fibre 7g

Method

Preheat oven to gas 6, 200ºC, 400ºF. Place the flours, salt, bicarbonate of soda and sugar into a large bowl and combine together. Add the buttermilk and bananas, mix together to form a soft dough.
Tip onto a floured board and lightly knead. Cut dough in half and form into 2 round shape with a smooth top. Place on a non-stick baking tray and cut a large cross on the top. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden and sounds hollow when base is tapped.
Allow to cool slightly and serve thickly sliced and buttered.

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