Nigelâ€™s lazy loaf

Prep time less than 30 mins

Cook time less than 30 mins

Makes 1 medium-sized loaf

Dietary Vegetarian

From Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers

Nigel Slater proves that making your own bread doesn't have to be time-consuming or hard work. Try his quick soda bread.

Method

Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 8. Put a large casserole dish and its lid into the oven.
In a large bowl, mix the flours, sea salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda together with your fingers. Pour in the buttermilk, bringing the mixture together as a soft dough. Working quickly (the bicarbonate of soda will start working immediately), shape the dough into a shallow round loaf about 4cm/1Â½in thick.
Remove the hot casserole dish from the oven, dust the inside lightly with flour then lower in the dough. Cover with the lid and return to the oven.
The bread should be ready after 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave in place for 5 minutes before turning out and leaving to cool slightly before eating. (Soda bread is best eaten warm.)

225g/8oz plain flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon caster sugar

Â½ teaspoon sea salt

225g/8oz wholemeal flour

350ml/12fl oz buttermilk

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