KEFIR SODA RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven. Rub some oil around the inside of a 1kg/2lb loaf tin or insert a baking liner. Put the flour, bicarbonate of soda, Vitamin C if used, sugar and salt into a bowl, stir to combine and sieve into a mixing bowl. Measure the boiling water into a jug and add the cold water. Add the yogurt and lemon juice, if used, and stir to combine. Pour this into the mixing bowl and stir everything together to make a soft, sticky dough. Drizzle the oil over the sticky dough and using a spatula, turn the mixture a couple of times in the bowl to encourage the formation of a doughy mass. Tip the dough into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Brush some oil over a piece of tin foil. With the oiled side down, cover the tin creating a dome so the bread can rise during cooking. Bake for 55 minutes. Carefully remove the tin foil and bake for a further 10 minutes. Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack. The bottom should sound hollow when tapped. Cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake cases and set aside. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Sieve the flour, cocoa, bicarb and a pinch of fine salt into a medium bowl and mix to combine.
• Using a stand mixer or an electric hand whisk, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil and vinegar until combined. Gradually mix the wet ingredients into the dried. Once combined, mix in the red food colouring until you have a deep red mix – the colour may vary depending on what brand you use.
• Divide the batter between the cupcake cases and bake for 15 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a cake comes out clean.
• While the cakes are cooling, make the icing. Beat together the butter and icing sugar using an electric whisk or by hand until pale and fluffy, about 3 mins, then beat in the cream cheese for a further 1-2 mins until well combined.
• Once the cakes are cool, use a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle to cover the cakes with the cream cheese icing, or dollop the icing on top using a spoon.