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Fruit & spice soda bread
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Fruit & spice soda bread

13 ingredients 30 min + 35 min MAKES ONE LARGE LOAF enough for 8 openrecipes
Fruit & spice soda bread

A traditional Irish loaf that uses bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast - this version is sweetly spiced with fruit and oats

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1037
Calories
28g
Protein
24g
Fat
181g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Oat 1/2 cup dry (40g) 154
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g rolled porridge oats
  • 25g butter , diced
  • 200g plain flour
  • 200g plain wholemeal flour , plus extra for dusting
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1½ tsp mixed spice
  • 50g raisins
  • 50g sultanas
  • 50g stoned dates , finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp mixed peel
  • 450ml buttermilk
  • 3-4 tbsp demerara sugar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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