Banana Soda Bread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 200 g strong whole wheat flour
• 200 g plain flour, plus extra
• flour, for kneading and dusting
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 ripe bananas
• 250 ml buttermilk or 250 g low-fat yogurt
• 100 ml 1% low-fat milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 220/gas 7. mix the flours, salt , sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl.
• 2 peel the bananas and mash them to a pulp.
• 3 add to the flour with the buttermilk or yoghurt and enough semi-skimmed milk to make a firm (but not dry) dough.
• 4 knead lightly until smooth, then shape into a 23-cm (9-inch) round.
• 5 cut the round into six wedges. transfer to a non-stick baking sheet and sprinkle with a little flour.
• 6 bake for 20-30 minutes until browned and crusty. cool on a wire rack.