Rye Soda Bread

I got curious about the rye flour I'd bought on a whim, so I made this!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 4  cups  rye flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 4  teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1  tablespoon molasses
• 2  cups milk

Directions

1. First, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5 (180C).
2. Now, mix the first three ingredients, the dry stuff.
3. Then, mix the next two ingredients into the flour mix, and stir quickly with a wooden spoon. Try not to over work the mixture - just combine it. Add more milk if it's not working.
4. Pop this into a lined 2lb loaf tin. Then, just before putting into the oven, throw some ice-cubes onto the bottom shelf of the oven to create a little steam. This helps make the loaf rise before the crust sets.
5. Bake in the centre of the oven for around 45 - 50 minutes. The loaf should sound hollow when it's tapped underneath. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then finish cooling on a rack.