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Marzipan, Cherry & Orange Blossom Sweet Soda Bread
A delicious and really simple sweet soda bread flavoured with marzipan, cherries and orange blossom water.
Active Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8 slices (1 loaf)
INGREDIENTS
- 200 g plain flour - + a little extra to sprinkle on top
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 20 g caster sugar
- 50 g marzipan
- 50 g glacé cherries
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
- 140 ml buttermilk
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pre-heat your oven to 220ºC/200ºC fan.
- Chop the glacé cherries (50g) in halves and coarsely grate the marzipan (50g).
- Put all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl (200g plain flour, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 20g caster sugar, grated marzipan and chopped cherries). Give them a good mix.
- Add the orange blossom water (1 tsp) and buttermilk (140ml) and stir until fully combined.
- Form the dough into a ball and place it onto a baking tray. Sprinkle a little flour on top and then use a sharp knife to cut slits into a cross shape on top.
- Put the bread into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Loosely cover the bread with foil (to stop the top burning) and return it to the oven for a further 20 minutes.
- Check the loaf is cooked by tapping the bottom, it should sound hollow. If it doesn't pop it back into the oven (still covered in foil) for a few more minutes.
- Once cooked, place the bread on a wire rack to cool.
NOTES
Suitable for vegetarians
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 11.5g
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