Instead of buttermilk I have found adding 2 teaspoons of lemon juice per 250ml of milk works really well. It's cheaper and means I'm not reliant on trawling local shops for buttermilk. Flavoured vinegar is an inspired idea!  I will definitely be trying that - unless my sister is visiting as she is intolerant to yeast, hence the reason for making soda bread for her.  I wonder what quantity of yeast is contained in a "splash of vinegar".  Not much! Bobby - can you share your neighbour's soda bread recipe please? This is the one I've been using, by Paul Hollywood on the BBC website - delicious: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/soda_bread_24837 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 Preparation method     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.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Making Bread....	03/09/14 21:42:00	bobby osborne
Re:Making Bread....	04/09/14 07:19:00	James Holmes-Siedle
Re:Re:Making Bread....	04/09/14 08:52:00	Sean Wales
Re:Re:Re:Making Bread....	04/09/14 09:17:00	Georgina Flint
Breaking news..	04/09/14 10:46:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Breaking news..	04/09/14 10:57:00	Rebecca Hobson
Re:Re:Breaking news..	04/09/14 11:09:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:Breaking news..	04/09/14 12:28:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Breaking news..	04/09/14 12:33:00	Ann Williams
Re:Breaking news..	04/09/14 13:41:00	Phil Kay
Re:Re:Breaking bread update..	07/09/14 14:27:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Breaking bread update..	07/09/14 14:48:00	Brian Boothby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Breaking bread update..	07/09/14 14:51:00	Pete Mayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Breaking bread update..	07/09/14 14:52:00	Pete Mayes
Re:Re:Re:Breaking bread update..	08/09/14 18:46:00	Tracey Szwagrzak
Re:Making Bread....	08/09/14 22:31:00	Frank McNulty
Re:Re:Making Bread....	08/09/14 23:30:00	Phil Kay

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