Serve this rich, delicious high fibre cob warm with soup or simply with butter and jam.
75g (3oz) White’s Speedicook Porridge Oats
225g (8oz) wholemeal flour
35g (1oz) demerara sugar
Good pinch of salt
75g (3oz) self raising flour
1 and a half tsps baking soda
40g (1oz) butter
1 tbsp treacle
250ml buttermilk
Made With...
Speedicook Porridge Oats
Method
Set oven to 220*c/fan oven 200*c/Gas mark 7.
Place the oats, wholemeal flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Sift in the baking soda and self raising flour.
Melt the treacle and butter together and cool to room temperature.
Make a well in the centre of the dry mixture and add the treacle mixture and buttermilk.
Mix to a loose dough.
Turn onto a floured surface.
Knead lightly into a ball and transfer to a floured baking tray.
Flatten slightly and make a cross in the centre with a knife.
Bake at 220*c for 10 minutes then lower the heat to 140*c for a further 40 minutes or until the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.