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Title: Soda Bread
Post by: CarolineW on September 12, 2009, 10:41:48 am
Does anyone have a thermomix recipe for soda bread, please?  Or alternatively a recipe they know is good which I could easily convert?  I have a demo on Monday with a lady who can't eat yeast.

Of course, if anyone knows of any other bread type recipe good for those who can't eat yeast, that would be great too.

Thanks!!!!!!
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: faffa_70 on September 12, 2009, 01:41:25 pm
Now that would be handy, I have an Aunty who would love a TMX but won't buy one as she can't justify it in her mind (YET  ;) ;)) but she is allergic to yeast and dairy and a whole host of things. Would love to be able to make her a loaf of soda bread. She makes sour dough atm
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: judydawn on September 12, 2009, 02:55:43 pm
Check this one out Carolyn - haven't done it and it isn't TMX but I'm sure you could convert it.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13469/irish+soda+bread (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13469/irish+soda+bread)
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: Amanda on September 13, 2009, 03:57:47 am
This is the recipe that I use all the time and the bread is identical to bread cooked in an Irish farmhouse we stayed in 8 years ago.
It is dead simple and needs very little kneading.  I don't bother with the TM, but have altered it to how I would make in the TM.  The processing times are fairly general and may need tweaking!

 Irish Soda Bread
450 gm plain flour
1 tsp heaped baking soda
1 tsp salt
340-400 mls buttermilk.

Put all ingredients in TM blend on 6 for 5 seconds, then on  :: for 1 minute.
I bake it in a cast iron camp stove or my Le Crueset casserole without the lid.  Slash a deep cross in the top of the loaf and cook at 200C for 50-55.  Loaf is cooked if it sounds hollow when tapped.
Serve hot with butter!


Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: faffa_70 on September 13, 2009, 06:23:13 am
Thanks Amanda, will try that for ourselves, no good for the Aunty though as she can't have dairy either. Will have to really put my thinking cap on *ouch* :-))
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: CarolineW on September 14, 2009, 10:27:48 am
Thanks, Amanda and Judy.  Faffa, would it work with rice or soya or almond milk, do you think?  You could give it a try to see how it tastes.  I wonder if you can do the lemon juice trick to one of these milks to make a buttermilk substitute, like you can with normal milk?  It would be interesting to experiment and find out.

I used to be intolerant to all forms of dairy, so I just used soya milk wherever milk was required in cooking.  It worked in everything but a cup of tea  ;D  There was only soya milk available back then, now there are the 3 options (that I'm aware of - there may be more).  And they even do soya milk that can be used in a cup of tea!  I would have thought it was definitely worth a try to see how the bread turned out.
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: faffa_70 on September 14, 2009, 11:42:40 am
See Caroline, there is nothing wrong with your pregnancy brain - you champ!!! I will find out what she uses and then have a go at it. It may as you say need just a little lemon juice or vinegar. I want to find out what she uses anyway and research making it as another option to present to her  :)
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: CarolineW on September 14, 2009, 03:41:48 pm
See Caroline, there is nothing wrong with your pregnancy brain - you champ!!! I will find out what she uses and then have a go at it. It may as you say need just a little lemon juice or vinegar. I want to find out what she uses anyway and research making it as another option to present to her  :)

 ;D  The old brain emerges from behind the pregnancy veil every now and again now - it isn't as bad as at the beginning.  Praise God!!!!!!  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: faffa_70 on September 14, 2009, 04:15:51 pm
ROFL - gosh I don't think mine is back to normal YET and DD is 2 1/2 !! - my kids keep trying to work out how much brain I have left if you "apparently" lose half of it with each pregnancy - now that is scary  :D
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: CarolineW on September 14, 2009, 04:57:55 pm
LOL.  Yes, I should perhaps make clear that the brain which emerges occasionally is the post DD (almost 6) brain, most definitely NOT the (much sharper) pre DD brain  :D  I've pretty much given up on that ever coming back ...  :-))

Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: Amanda on September 15, 2009, 02:08:10 am
ROFL - gosh I don't think mine is back to normal YET and DD is 2 1/2 !! - my kids keep trying to work out how much brain I have left if you "apparently" lose half of it with each pregnancy - now that is scary  :D

In my experience, what little brain you regain after birth is totally destroyed by teenagers!! :(
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on September 15, 2009, 04:36:12 am
This conversation is making me feel much better.  I feel like I've been in a haze since my 17 month old was born and thought it was just me.  It's so hard to think clearly about things even when I'm not sleep deprived. :)
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: CarolineW on September 15, 2009, 12:28:53 pm
Ain't that the truth, Chelsea.  Don't worry - it's normal.  Not particularly fun, but normal  ;D
Title: Re: Soda Bread
Post by: faffa_70 on September 15, 2009, 04:41:41 pm
In my experience, what little brain you regain after birth is totally destroyed by teenagers!! :(

AHA thank you Amanda, that is my problem, Teenagers AND little ones lol there is no hope  :o :o