CONTRIBUTOR || LISA HOLLOWAY
Soda Bread with Lisa Holloway
Lisa Holloway owned and ran Compton House for 14 years, an award winning B&B in Newark on Trent. She took part in Four in a Bed, and also went on to present a 35 part programme ‘To B&B the Best’ for Channel 5. Last year, Lisa moved to Oxfordshire, buying an adorable cottage called 'The Beehive' where, after renovations are complete, Lisa will be running it as a tiny B&B! All rights reserved © Lisa Holloway 2022
Homemade bread in the morning is a wonderful addition to any breakfast, but sometimes running a Bed and Breakfast just doesn’t allow time for proving and kneading and nipping back to see if the dough has risen. So here is an easy recipe for Soda Bread, which makes wonderful toast, slices beautifully for mopping up the egg and freezes like a dream. I used to make 8 loaves at a time and always had some on hand to defrost overnight. The number of times guests took the recipe home is legion, and in the old days I used to take a bit of my buttermilk plant to give away too. Like all the best recipes, this is my Mother’s, and her first buttermilk plant was given to her by our Irish neighbour. Now you can buy cartons at the supermarkets which makes life easier. Experiment until you find the mix of flour best for you, I hope you and your guests enjoy it as much as we do. And don’t forget to make a wish before you pop it in the oven!
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This recipe makes two large loaves of soda bread. It also makes wonderful toast and freezes beautifully, but as the bread has no preservatives it does not last longer than three days. It’s a good idea to cut a loaf in two and freeze one half if you only need a few slices.
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