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Cheese, oat & spring onion soda bread

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Cheese, oat & spring onion soda bread

Name: Cheese, oat & spring onion soda bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 120g rolled oats plus extra for the topping; 250g plain flour plus extra for dusting; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 150g mature cheddar grated; 4 spring onions chopped; 350ml buttermilk plus a little extra (optional); ½ tsp Dijon mustard

Benjamina Ebuehi

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 5 mins

plus chilling and cooling

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Make the most of oats, a cupboard staple, with this moreish cheese and spring onion soda bread. Enjoy with soups, salads or simply slathered in butter

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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120g rolled oats

plus extra for the topping
250g plain flour

plus extra for dusting
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150g mature cheddar

grated
4 spring onions

chopped
350ml buttermilk

plus a little extra (optional)
½ tsp Dijon mustard

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal218
fat7g
saturates4g
carbs29g
sugars2g
fibre2g
protein9g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Blitz the oats in a food processor until fine, then tip into a large bowl along with the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper. Quickly mix together to combine. Mix in 130g of the cheese and all of the spring onions.
step 2

Mix the buttermilk and mustard together in a jug, then pour this into the dry ingredients and use a cutlery knife to quickly mix into a soft, shaggy dough. If the dough still looks dry, add another 1-2 tbsp buttermilk. Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead briefly to just bring it together into a ball.
step 3

Transfer the dough to the prepared tray and flatten it slightly into a thick disc using your palm. Use a sharp knife to cut a very deep cross into the top, then scatter with the remaining cheese and a small handful of oats. Bake for 35-45 mins until deeply browned and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Leave to cool on a wire rack before slicing and serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2022

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