By Thursday the bread I made on Sunday is usually finished. So to go with that night’s soup I’ll sometime make some soda bread. I’ve got a couple of recipes I use, and last night I tried a new one (from The Bread Book, Sara Lewis).
The recipe was actually for Date & Walnut soda bread. However, having neither dates nor walnuts in my cupboard, I made it without. Needed a little less of the liquid (and I added too much, and had to add more flour), but it seemed to turn out OK. This one had a lot more sugar in it than I’m used to seeing, which gave it a kind of sweet crust. Not unpleasant, and went rather well with the spicy soup. One to try again, I think – with variations.