Rose's Soda Bread

I'm supposed to be revising for my A level mock exams but when my Mother announced that we needed some bread, I jumped at the chance as there was a cetain recipe by Rose that I wanted to try out.

Now, soda bread has to be one of my all time favourite breads, second only to a baguette which, if I was given some garlic and butter, I'm pretty certain that I could devour a whole loaf in one sitting, but my love of carbohydrates and overeating are different matters entirely.
A large amount of flour goes into this, about half a bag, but you end up with two heavenly smelling loaves which take only half an hour to cook, or one large loaf that would take about an hour.

 

I made one plain and one fruity, this was because I wasn't sure how well the fruity one would taste...

 

Clearly the loaf with cranberries and pinenuts didn't go down too badly, seeing as I, ahem, ate half a loaf in one sitting...(slight loss of dignity)

 

I urge you to try out this recipe, it's delicious.