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Pumpkin Seed and Rye Soda Bread

This Pumpkin Seed and Rye Soda Bread is ready in just 40 minutes and requires no kneading or proving - hooray!! Perfect for when you want the deliciousness of homemade bread, but haven't got much time.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 195 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

  • 175 g plain white flour plus a little extra for dusting your baking tray
  • 175 g rye flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 25 g pumpkin seeds plus extra for decoration
  • 285 ml buttermilk (see notes)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 220C/200C fan/gas mark 7/425F . Dust a baking tray (I actually use a pizza tray) with a little plain flour.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients together thoroughly. Tip in the buttermilk and stir to combine.
  3. Keep stirring until the ingredients come together as a dough, then squidge together to form a ball.
  4. Place the ball of dough on your baking tray and cut a deep cross in the centre. This is really important as it helps the centre of the bread to cook properly – so cut nice and deep, almost to the bottom.
  5. Decorate the loaf with a few extra pumpkin seeds and place the loaf in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  6. Serve with soup or cheese, olives and cold meats.

Notes

  • Instead of buttermilk you can use 200ml / 7oz regular milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar stirred in to sour it. Alternatively you can use a 50/50 mixture of yogurt and milk.
  • You can make this recipe dairy free / vegan by using dairy free milk instead of regular milk, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.
  • Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda, however it is not the same as baking powder. Make sure you use baking soda/bicarbonate of soda in this recipe. Baking powder will not give the same result!
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 195kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 3mg (1%) Sodium 465mg (19%) Potassium 178mg (5%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 60IU (1%) Calcium 51mg (5%) Iron 1.9mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 195

% Daily Value*

Calories 195kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Sodium 465mg 19%
Potassium 178mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 60IU 1%
Calcium 51mg 5%
Iron 1.9mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.