Books and cakes - 5

   

     A slight departure for our Book Group "virtual afternoon tea" this month as I've gone for savoury instead of sweet, making bread rather than cake. On page 213 of my edition of Angela Young's Speaking of Love: A Novel(which we'll be discussing on Saturday), Matthew and Dick have lunch in Malmesbury on their way to Wales:

    "The waitress brings us egg and watercress sandwiches and I realise how hungry I am; the mayonnaise is lemony, the bread is crumbly brown soda bread and the egg and watercress mixture is delicious..."

    So soda bread it is, Irish Oatmeal Soda Bread, to be precise, and you can find the recipe here.

The dough was mixed in no time, and as there's no rising or proving involved it went straight into the oven for 50 minutes. I'll be having it for lunch, but topped with crab and watercress instead of egg. I hope Angela will approve!