Slow Cooker Cranberry Soda Bread

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Slow Cooker Cranberry Soda Bread

A sweet soda bread baked in the slow cooker with festive cranberries studded in the loaf

Course Baking

Cuisine Slow Cooker

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2 30

Total Time 2 35

Servings

Calories 157kcal

Author Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Equipment

large oval slow cooker

Ingredients

350 g self-raising flour
1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
0.5 tsp salt
150 g fresh cranberries
284 ml buttermilk 1 pot
4 tsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
icing sugar to dust to serve

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Instructions

Mix the flour, bicarb, salt, sugar and cranberries in a bowl.
350 g self-raising flour, 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 0.5 tsp salt, 4 tsp caster sugar (superfine sugar), 150 g fresh cranberries
Pour in the buttermilk and stir together.
284 ml buttermilk
Bring together with your hands then transfer the dough to a floured surface and form into a round loaf shape.
Slash the loaf twice.
Line your slow cooker pot with baking parchment and place the loaf inside the pot.
Cook for 2 hours on high, with a tea towel under the lid.
For the last half hour, turn the loaf over to brown the top.
Remove from the pot and allow to cool, dust with icing sugar then slice to serve.
icing sugar

Notes

Instructions for oven baking

This recipe can be baked in an oven.

Cook at 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F in a fan oven for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown and the base sounds hollow when tapped.

You might also want to use an egg wash to get a good shine on the finished loaf.

Can I make soda bread if I have no buttermilk?

Yes if you have no buttermilk you can still make this soda bread. Instead of buttermilk, use 250 ml of milk and add a tablespoon of white wine vinegar or lemon juice to it. This will make the milk curdle slightly and make it thicken.

Slow cooker size - I make this recipe in a large 5.7 litre slow cooker.

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