This beautiful white spelt soda bread is soft and tender with a gorgeously warm, nutty and slightly sweet flavour.
It requires no kneading, no proving, and no yeast! You'll simply stir the wet ingredients into the dry, bring into a ball and bake! The results are really beautiful and taste divine.
You'll start with white spelt flour along with a touch of salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. You'll then add yogurt and lemon juice, bringing moisture and acid to meet the alkaline bicarb and starting a reaction that releases carbon dioxide, allowing your bread to rise.
You'll tip your dough onto a floured tin, form into a round and then press the handle of your spoon across the top of the dough to form a cross. This is a really traditional step that also helps the bread to rise.
It takes 40 minutes for the bread to bake and then you'll be ready to enjoy this beautiful loaf with it's crisp crust and tender, slightly nutty crumb that's perfect for toast, sandwiches and more.
Here's the full recipe for my white spelt soda bread.
Ingredients
- 500 g (3½ cups) white spelt flour (plus more to flour your tray)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 1 tsp white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 450 g (1¾ cup + 2 tbsp) plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan).
Put the spelt flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
Mix together and form a well in the centre.
Add the yogurt and lemon juice.
Mix until you have a very rough dough.
Transfer your dough to a floured baking sheet and gently form your dough into a ball – it doesn’t need to be perfect. It's best no to overwork it.
Press a wooden spoon handle across the dough twice to form a cross in the top.
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Once cooled, slice and enjoy!
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White Spelt Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 500 g (3½ cups) white spelt flour (plus more to flour your tray)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 1 tsp white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 450 g (1¾ cup + 2 tbsp) plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan / 390F).
- Put the spelt flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
- Mix together and form a well in the centre.
- Add the yogurt and lemon juice.
- Mix until you have a very rough dough.
- Transfer your dough to a floured baking sheet and gently form your dough into a ball – it doesn’t need to be perfect. It's best no to overwork it.
- Press a wooden spoon handle across the dough twice to form a cross in the top.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
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