2 STEP OATS & WHOLE-WHEAT IRISH SODA BREAD

Hello everyone, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. This weekend for us was nourishing and a learning process about various things in life, our best learning experience was this delicious Oats and Whole wheat Irish Soda bread, that our father taught us patiently while we asked him a million questions to feed our curiosity. The Irish bread was a Poor man's meal and became an international favourite over the centuries, as a matter of following tradition a cross was cut over the bread before baking it, as a measure of protection from the devil. As compared to breads made with yeast as a leaving agent, the texture of the Irish bread is dense with a hard top  Follow the simple steps to enjoy this yummy bread.

INGREDIENTS:

• 200 gms Whole-wheat flour
• 50 gms Oats ( we use bagrry's oats, they are delicious)
• 50 gms all purpose flour (maida)
• 250 ml butter milk 
• 3/4 Tsp bi-carbonate of soda (Baking soda)
• 1 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Tsp salt
• 5-6 cloves of garlic, (crushed)
• 1.5 Tsp rosemary or any other herb you like

METHOD:

• Pre-Heat the oven at 200 degrees celcius, and grease a baking tray.
• In a mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, salt, garlic and herbs. 
• Add in the olive-oil and butter milk to the flour mixture, and bring it together with a wooden spoon/spatula or hand. ( The dough will be soft and sticky)
• Flatten the dough on your greased baking tray ( approximately a 6 inch diameter), brush olive oil on the surface and sprinkle rosemary and a pinch of sea salt.
• Use a sharp knife to make a cross on the dough.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. After baking let the bread rest in the tray for about 10 minutes followed by cooling on the wire rack for  2 minutes before slicing.
• The bread is relished best with soup or stew. Although we enjoyed it with butter , feta cheese and basil leaves, it was delicious.