Ingredients

• 250g/9oz plain wholemeal flour
• 250g/9oz plain white flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 420ml/15fl oz buttermilk
• extra flour for dusting

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• In a large bowl
• mix together the two types of flour
• bicarbonate of soda and salt.
• Add the buttermilk and mix until a sticky dough forms.
• Lightly flour a work surface and tip the dough onto it.
• Gently roll and fold the dough a couple of times to bring the mixture together. Do not knead.
• Shape the dough into a ball. Flatten the ball gently with your hand. Score the dough with a deep cross dividing it into quarters. Dust the bread with flour.
• Place onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 30 minutes at 200C/400F/Gas 6. The loaf should be golden-brown.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack. This is best eaten on the day of baking.