Ingredients
- 2 cups white flour (plain / all purpose)
- 1.75 cups wholemeal flour (wholewheat)
- 2 - 3 tbsp Extra Flour (either flour, for dusting)
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 cups buttermilk , fridge cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 430F.
- Line tray with baking paper.
- Whisk both flours (not Extra Flour), baking soda and salt in a bowl.
- Add buttermilk, stir until it's too hard to stir anymore.
- Sprinkle 2 tbsp Extra Flour onto work surface, scrape out dough, sprinkle with more flour.
- Gently knead no more than 8 times, bring together into a ball.
- Transfer to tray, pat into 1" thick disc.
- Cut cross on surface 0.3" deep using serrated knife.
- Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven down to 390F.
- Bake further 20 minutes, or until the base sounds hollow when tapped in the middle.
- Transfer to rack and cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Buttermilk substitution: Mix 1.75 cups + 1 tbsp full fat milk + 1 tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice. Set aside for 15 minutes then use in place of buttermilk in recipe.
