Mandys grandmothers famous Irish brown soda bread

Preheat oven to 200/400

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl

Mix wet ingredients in another bowl, slowly add the wet to the dry (you may not need all the liquid it should form a soft dough not a wet sticky dough)

On a floured surface gently knead dough, the place on a lightly floured baking sheet and cut a cross shape on to the top

In a preheated oven at 200/400. Bake the bread for 35-40 minutes until when u tap on the bottom of the bread it sounds hollow

Place on a cooling rack and cover with a clean tea towel when cooled enjoy with a generous helping of butter and a cup of tea