I took the notion to bake tonight. I had buttermilk in the fridge to use up, so little sprog and I made oven wheaten.
8oz plain flour
6oz wholemeal (this is the one I use)
2 – 3 oz sugar adjust to taste
3oz margarine
1/2 pint buttermilk
1 egg
1 heaped teaspoon baking soda
1 level teaspoon salt
mix all dry ingredients together
add margarine to dry ingredients and rub together until consistency of breadcrumbs
mix egg and buttermilk together
bind dry ingredients with egg mix using a fork until just sticky and no dry bits left in bowl
turn out onto a wholemeal floured board
shape into a round and place either in a round loose bottom cake tin or a silicone mould (I suppose you could use a loaf tin, but you might need to split the mix in two, I haven’t tried this)
bake at 170oc – 180oc (depending on oven, mines a fan so I bake at 170oc) for 1 hour
great served with soups, casseroles, salads or equally as nice on it’s own with butter jam and a cup of tea.
enjoy 
