Recipe

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• 4 cups rye flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tbsp molasses
• 2 cups milk

• 1 First, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5 (180C).
• 2 Now, mix the first three ingredients, the dry stuff.
• 3 Then, mix the next two ingredients into the flour mix, and stir quickly with a wooden spoon. Try not to over work the mixture - just combine it. Add more milk if it's not working.
• 4 Pop this into a lined 2lb loaf tin. Then, just before putting into the oven, throw some ice-cubes onto the bottom shelf of the oven to create a little steam. This helps make the loaf rise before the crust sets.
• 5 Bake in the centre of the oven for around 45 - 50 minutes. The loaf should sound hollow when it's tapped underneath. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then finish cooling on a rack.