Soda Farls

Soda Farls

• 8oz / 250 gms/ 2 cup plain flour (all purpose flour)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 rounded (not a extra large heaped) teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda (baking soda)
• 1/2 pt/ 1/4 litre/ 1 cups buttermilk

Sieve all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk, mix all ingredients the dough should be quite soft (wet and stickily), if its too dry add more buttermilk.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface and very gently knead (don't knead like bread its more a light massage)
Shape into a circle and with a knife cut 4 pieces ( farls means quarters)

place on a oiled (some people prefer lightly floured) flat griddle or skillet on medium to low heat (or a frying pan as above) My frying pan is tiny, if you can fit all 4 pieces on yours than please cook them all at once. They do puff up during cooking. Keep checking that the pan is not to hot or they will burn, to cold and they will be doughy inside (about the temperature you would fly an egg. it takes about 10-14 minutes.
Wrap in a clean tea towel until cooled to keep the crust soft (unless you eat it straight away).
Split a farl in two, toast add butter ( some people like to also add jam) and a cup of tea.