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40 | Gazette Life | March 2026The main ingredient you%u2019ll need to hunt down is buttermilk, which is hardly ever used in Spanish cooking. Luckily, the Germans and Dutch love it as much as the Irish and it can be found in Lidl under the name Suero de Mantequilla. Kefir or mazada are also available %u2013 they%u2019re a little thicker, but work very well, providing that allimportant sour tang. INGREDIENTS %u2022 100g plain flour%u2022 125g wholemeal flour%u2022 1 tspn baking powder (bicarbonate of soda) %u2022 1 level tspn salt%u2022 1 dessertspoon sugar%u2022 50g butter%u2022 200-250 ml buttermilk%u2022 A handful of rolled oats (optional) IRISH WHEATENThis tasty brown loaf is Irish soul food, usually known as wheaten bread in Northern Ireland and soda bread in the Republic (the name comes from the baking powder used instead of yeast as a raising agent). Chef%u2019s Tip: This bread is hard to beat served warm from the oven with roomtemperature butter, but sour cream, smoked salmon and chopped chives are a particular favourite topping. BROWN SODA BREADMETHOD1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (180 fan).2. If you%u2019re using a 1lb loaf tin, line it with greaseproof paper. 3. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Melt the butter and add to the well, along with most of the buttermilk (you may not need it all). Mix well with a knife or spatula until you have a fairly thick dough. 4. Put dough in baking tin and even out the top or simply shape the dough into a round loaf on a floured surface, then slash a cross in the top with a knife. Sprinkle rolled oats on the loaf to decorate and add texture. 5. Bake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool for half an hour before eating.www.indiangourmet.es Calle Las Palmas no.4, Playa Blanca, 35580, Lanzarote+34 653 027 739 or +34 686 010 125OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10AM till 11PM!INDIAN & ENGLISH BREAKFASTS SERVED 10AM - 12:30, FULL MENU INCLUDING LUNCH SPECIALS AVAILABLE FROM 10AM - 5:30PM.TAKE AWAY - FREE DELIVERY IN PLAYA BLANCA.BOOKING ADVISED!