Sourdough soda bread
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Whole wheat flour |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Honey |
| 1 | tablespoon | Pure maple syrup |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried basil |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| 1 | cup | Sourdough starter |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
Directions
Combine in a large bowl the whole wheat flour, the all-purpose flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, salt, and sugar and stir well Mix the sourdough starter and buttermilk together in a one quart cup and blend in the honey, maple syrup, basil and thyme Pour this liquid mixture into the large bowl containing flour; stir and knead until a dough forms
Turn onto a floured surface and knead a few times Form into a round loaf and slit the top several times Place a pan of water on the lowest rung of the oven; preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Place the dough on a non-stick baking pan sprinkled with corn meal and place it in the oven directly above the pan of water; bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.