Wholewheat Soda Ciabatta- yeast free bread

Soft and fluffy soda bread...

... with healthy pumpkin seeds and extra-virgin olive oil

This is my husband's recipe- he cannot tolerate yeasted bread, so either I make chapattis or he makes this when he gets up in the morning. (It's usually all gone by lunchtime!) For one loaf:

400ml (about 2 cups) wholemeal flour

200ml white flour

5 tsps baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

30ml olive oil 

pumpkin seeds for scattering over the top of the loaf

• Mix everything except the oil together.
• Rub in the oil with your fingers.
• Add enough water to make a firm, smooth dough that's not too sticky.
• Pat into a long loaf shape and place on an oiled baking tray.
• Smooth the surface of the loaf with wet fingers.
• Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and gently press in, then dust with white flour.
• Bake for about 20mins or until golden on top in an oven preheated to 200C.

This bread is absolutely delicious toasted! I'll be experimenting with this recipe as a yeast-free pizza base in the future, so watch this space :)