Sweet cicely soda bread from Jekka's Herb Cookbook by Jekka McVicar

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    Can substitute buttermilk for sour milk.

  • London_Mummy on October 10, 2025

    This was a quick and easy loaf, which I made to use up some milk which was turning sour. I had to substitute caraway seeds for the fresh sweet cicely, which worked fine. I used white and wholemeal spelt flour, because those were the flours which I had. It was tasty with a nice texture, perhaps a bit on the crumbly side. I would reduce the salt from 1 tsp to 0.75 tsp next time and I would take a little more time to shape the loaf nicely. If I ever get some sweet cicely leaves I make this loaf with it!

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