Prune Soda Bread
Use any dried fruit and spices of your choice if you don't have prunes
Makes enough for: 1 soda bread
Ingredients
- 515 g flour, plus extra for dusting
- 40 g fructose
- 10 mls ground allspice
- 5 mls ground cardamom
- 5 mls bicarobonate of soda
- 5 mls fine salt
- 2.5 mls baking powder
- 70 g butter, cubed
- 150 g pitted prunes, roughly chopped
- 240 g thick yoghurt
- 180 mls milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 lemon, zest only
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- Place the flour, fructose, allspice, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda, salt and baking powder into a stand mixer bowl
- Mix to combine using a K beater, then add the butter
- Mix until the flour resembles coarse brreadcrumbs
- Add the prunes and stir to combine
- Place the yoghurt, milk and egg into a mixing jug and whisk to combine
- Add to the flour mixture with the lemon zest and stir gently until just combine
- When the dough just comes together, lightly flour your hands and transfer the dough to a lined baking tray
- Shape into a circle about 18cm in diameter
- Gently cut a large cross into the top of the dough using a sharp knife
- Place into the oven and bake for 75 minutes
- Remove from the oven and place into a wire rack to cool for at least 45 minutes before slicing