PLAIN FLOUR BREAD

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This no-yeast bread is made using any plain flour you have at home. It's slightly denser than a yeasted bread, but very satisfying spread with butter or dunked in hot soup

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 55m

Yield Cuts into 10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

500g plain white flour or wholemeal flour, plus extra
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp fine salt
1 tbsp sugar
350ml-400ml natural yogurt or buttermilk
handful of oats or seeds, optional

Steps:

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Put a flat baking sheet in the oven to get really hot.
Mix the flour, bicarb, salt and sugar in a large bowl until evenly distributed. Make a well in the centre and tip in the yogurt. Bring together to make a slightly sticky dough.
Lightly dust the dough with extra flour and form into a fat log, around the same size as the tin. Put in the tin. Dip a wooden spoon in flour and make a line along the centre. Top with a small handful of oats or seeds, if you like.
Bake on the hot baking sheet for 40-45 mins or until golden brown. Leave to cool in the tin then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before cutting into slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium