Cheese & Caramelised Onion Soda Bread
Easy no knead, no rise soda bread with delicious cheese and caramelised onion
Servings 8
Calories 307kcal
Ingredients
For the bread
- 1 White onion diced
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Light brown sugar
- 450 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 300 ml Buttermilk or milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 75 g Mature cheddar cheese grated
For topping
- 25 g Mature cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Cook the white onion in the olive oil. When it is soft add the balsamic vinegar and light brown sugar. Let it simmer for around 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
- Sieve the plain flour into a bowl and add the bicarbonate of soda and salt, stir together
- Mix the cheese and the cooled onion into the flour mixture
- Add the buttermilk to the flour and bring it together to make a dough. Work it as little as needed. Shape it into a ball on a baking tray dusted with flour and cut a cross down in the centre, cut deeply, almost to the bottom but not all the way through. Top with the extra cheese
- Bake the loaf for 30-40 minutes. When it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom it's done
- Cool on a rack, you can eat it warm or wait till it cools, store in an airtight container and it's best eaten within 1-2 days, but will last 3 days
Notes
Do not use bread flour or self raising flour for this bread. Only use plain or all purpose flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 553mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg