Pre-heat the oven to 200˚c
When the oven is hot (see how quick it is?!) – put the 450g Wholemeal Flour, 50g Oats, 1 tsp Salt, and 1 tsp Bicarb of Soda into a large bowl and mix to combine
Mix together the 1 tbsp Treacle (if you have some), 1 tbsp Honey (I used extra to compensate for missing Treacle) and the 450ml Milk (soured with 1 tbsp Lemon Juice – to replace the Buttermilk recommended in the original recipe)
Make a well in the middle and add the wet ingredients you’ve just mixed together
Quickly work the mixture to a sticky dough
Form a round loaf shape with this; dust it with a little Flour and put it on a greased baking sheet. Cut a cross shape in the middle
Bake for 50 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap the base of the Loaf
Cool on a rack for a while before serving…
[It does OK the next day - but isn't as good at lasting as other loaves, so eat it quickly!]
Felicity Cloake’s recipes are online here at the Guardian’s site