Beer Soda Bread: Recipe by Ros Ayres

Easy bread that goes well with cheese and beer.

Ingredients

225g plain white flour & 225g white bread flour with oats (or use just 500g plain white flour)
2g salt
1 tsp clear honey
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150ml red ale (or a beer of your choice)
150ml almond milk

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Sieve the plain flour into a bowl and add bicarbonate of soda and salt. Mix well then stir through the flour and honey.
Pour in the beer and milk and mix with your hands to form a dough. Tip the dough onto a lightly-floured baking tray, shape into a round and cut a cross into the top of the loaf. Dust with flour.
Bake for 30-40 minutes. When it's ready, the base should sound hollow when tapped. If you can, leave the bread to cool before slicing. It goes well with cheese and beer - of course.