Cheats focaccia bread

I think anyone can make this bread evening you have no experience in baking. Im leaving the experts to use a yeast bread base if they wish. I prefer this version because I rarely have time to wait around for bread to prove and prove and prove !
From start to finish 45mins and you'll be eating this yummy bread

This bread is so quick and easy to make. It is a white soda bread base with olive oil & other added ingredients. You can really add as much or as little as you like. Peppers, onion, herbs etc
I made 2 and added red onion,thyme and baby potato to one and chorizo, red pepper and cherry tomato to the other.

This recipe makes one focaccia bread

Serves 6-8 people

Pre-heat the oven to 250oC
Grease a swiss roll tin about 23x32 cm
Or a square brownie tin with a good glug of olive oil (don't be shy with this use about 2 tablespoons.

Ingredients:
475grams of white flour

1 level teaspoon salt

1 sieved level teaspoon bread soda or bicarbonate of soda.

550-600 ml of buttermilk. (some times bread can take a little more liquid so if it seems a little dry add a bit more milk)

Method:

Sieve all the ingredients
If using herbs add half of them now
Make a well in the centre
Add the buttermilk
Using one hand mix the bread in one direction quickly.
If you over mix or take too long the bread will become stiff and resulting I. A hard tough bread to eat.
the dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.
When it's all together turn it out on to a floured surface tidy the dough up and quickly add it to the oiled tin.
Add 5 chopped cooked baby potatoes handful of fresh thyme and one red onion cut into wedges press into the top of the bread. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. I always use maldon sea salt but you can use any sea salt you can find.
Bake in the hot oven for 15-20 minutes
Cool on a wire rack and enjoy !

Easy Flat-Breads

I love making bread at home but sometimes we don’t have the time or energy to make yeast bread or fresh soda bread and wait for the proving, rising and cooking. Flat-bread is a perfect way to start making bread and goes so well with homemade curries, kebabs,  even just a bit of hummus a salad rolled up for a quick lunch.

I have used black onion seeds in the recipe as I love the flavour and it goes very well with Indian themed food. However you can add fresh herbs, cumin, onion flakes and chillies the list is endless.

Makes about 8-10 smallish size flat breads.

 

Preparation time 5 minutes

Cooking time 3-4 minutes per flatbread

Freezes very well for up to 3 months

Ingredients:

• 300g plain flour
• 300g natural yogurt or buttermilk
• 1 tsp baking power
• ½ tsp of black onion seeds aka nigella seeds
• ¼ tsp salt
• A couple of tsp of oil for brush on top before cooking

Method:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl then add the yogurt or buttermilk to the mix.
2. Get your hands in a mix all the ingredients until you have sticky dough it should not be very wet. though 
3. Flour a counter top and roll out the dough fairly thin about the thickness or a 2, 1 euro coins stacked.
4. You can use a cutter to divide the dough, but I just like to cut it up with a knife a have it all different shapes and sizes it looks more home made that way.
5. Heat a griddle pan or frying pan until hot, brush the bread with a little oil and place on the pan.
6. It’s ready to turn when you see its golden brown and firm on one side this should take 2 minutes on each size depending on how big they are cut.
7. In the summer the flatbread can be cooked on a bbq to get that authentic char grill flavour.