Cherie Denham served up a tasty Irish stout bread and homemade butter on Saturday Kitchen.

The ingredients for the butter are: 750ml double cream (highest fat content possible), at room temperature, 1 tsp sea salt flakes, plus extra if preferred and 1–2 tsp dulse, finely chopped (optional).

For the bread: butter, for greasing, 450g coarse wholemeal flour, 30g porridge oats, plus extra for sprinkling, 2 tsp soft dark brown sugar, 110g plain flour, 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1 tsp salt, 300ml buttermilk, 1 tbsp black treacle or molasses and 255ml Irish stout, such as Guinness.

See Irish bread recipes in the book titled: The Irish Granny’s Pocket Book of Bread and Baking available from The Irish Granny’s Pocket Book of Bread and Baking
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