And since the easy recipe for soda bread I was taught in Ireland called for stunningly rich whole wheat flour, I’m inclined ...

When made with wholemeal flour, the crumb can sometimes turn a slightly yellowish green. If this colour is quite strong it indicates that there is excess soda in the bread and this can react ...

When made with traditionally milled flour, it’s normal for wholemeal bread to be significantly heavier and denser than white bread, and for many this is part of the appeal. Wholemeal flour ...

Stir together the flour, soda, salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening/butter with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse meal. Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the ...

Add the salt and sieved bread soda. Lift the flour up with your ... seconds later the dough should be made. Sprinkle a little wholemeal flour on to the worktop. Turn the dough out onto the flour.

Add the salt and sieved bread soda. Lift the flour up with your ... seconds later the dough should be made. Sprinkle a little wholemeal flour on to the worktop. Turn the dough out onto the flour.

2. Sieve the white flour and bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl, and stir in the wholemeal flour. Using clean hands mix the flours, bread soda and half of the finely chopped ...