This nettle leaf Soda Bread has a vibrant green colour and all of the mineral and nutrient benefits the common nettle provides us with – the bread itself is hearty and perfect with soup. It’s the perfect bread to make up when you’re in a rush, the dough doesn’t need to be left to rise so this can be made within 1hour from start to finish.
I actually love eating this bread with soups and specifically our nettle soup.
Ingredients for one medium loaf of Nettle Leaf Soda Bread:
- 350g Plain Flour
- 50g nettle leaves, powdered
- 1 tsp bladder wrack seaweed powdered, or salt
- 1/2tsp bicarbonate soda
- 240ml milk
- 1tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp. nettle cordial or 1tbsp. white wine vinegar
Method
- Pre-heat and oven to 200C
- Place all your dry ingredients in a bowl and mix
- Add Half of the water and mix with your hand, whilst adding the rest of your water and oil
- Add in your nettle cordial
- Bring together quickly on a floured surface but don’t knead (it will seem more wet than a standard bread dough mix – this is normal)
- Place on parchment on a baking tray and score a deep X in the top (this helps it to cook evenly) and leave in the oven for 30-40 minutes until it sounds hollow from the bottom
- Eat straight away as it won’t keep over 2 days
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