People say that the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven is one of the best things in the world.
Forget the smell. What about the moment when you cut yourself a thick slice of warm homemade bread, slather it with butter then take a big fat, satisfying bite of it??
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Total: 45 mins
Ingredients
2 cups (300g) white flour (plain / all-purpose)
1 3/4 cups (265g) wholemeal flour (wholewheat)
2 – 3 tbsp Extra Flour (either flour, for dusting)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb)
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 cups (500ml) buttermilk, fridge cold
Instructions
Preheat oven to 220C/430F (200C/390F fan).
Line tray with baking paper.
Whisk both flours (not Extra Flour), baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Add buttermilk, stir until it’s too hard to stir anymore.
Sprinkle 2 tbsp Extra Flour onto a work surface, scrape out the dough, sprinkle with more flour.
Gently knead no more than 8 times, bring together into a ball. (Note 4)
Transfer to a tray, pat into 2.5cm/1″ thick disc.
Cut cross on surface 1cm / 0.3″ deep using serrated knife.
Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven down to 200C/390F (180C/350F fan).
Bake further 20 minutes, or until the base sounds hollow when tapped in the middle.
Transfer to rack and cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Credit to recipetineats.com