Homemade Soda Bread

Homemade soda bread

I can’t believe I can make bread.  I really do feel like a domestic goddess now!  And the best bit about this bread recipe is that it has no yeast in it.  The reason this is good news is that I find yeast a little tricky to work with (I refer to my previous post First Attempt: Making Guernsey Gache).  It also means that there is no resting time required for this loaf – it’s ready in under an hour.  It’s also easy-peasy.

I must just say thank you to Kate from the A Playful Day podcast for giving me the idea of making soda bread.  She shares a fabulous recipe for it in her most recent episode (here) which would be ideal for anyone with certain food intolerances.  It’s a great podcast too, so please check it out.  What follows is my version with a few suggested alternatives.

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Homemade Mayonnaise

Homemade mayonnaise

I’ve been having lots of fun in the kitchen over the past few weeks.  Whilst I have always considered myself a foodie, I have never been particularly adventurous and always assumed I was too busy to make certain things when it was quicker, easier and often cheaper to buy them.  This is mildly ironic when you consider I like knitting socks!

So this is the first of 2 recipe posts.  The recipes are ‘things you can buy in the shop but taste 10 times better if you make them’ type recipes.

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First Attempt: Making Guernsey Gache

Making Guernsey Gache

Inspired by my recent foodie podcast episode with Charles, and my visit to the South Show, hubby and I thought we’d have a go at making Guernsey Gache (pronounced ‘gosh’).  Gache is a traditional Guernsey fruit loaf, usually served for afternoon tea, spread thickly with Guernsey butter.  Our butter is easy to spot because it is bright yellow.

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