Guinness brown bread

• servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

50g margarine

1 tbsp treacle

450g coarse wholemeal flour

2 level tsp bicarbonate of soda

25g pinhead oatmeal

4 tbsp Demerara sugar

100g walnuts, chopped (optional)

400ml Guinness

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 1900C/170'C fan/gas mark 5 and ightly grease a standard 900g loaf tin.

2 Melt the margarine and treacle in a saucepan over a low heat.

3 In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, oatmeal, sugar and walnuts, if using.

4 When the margarine has melted, add the Guinness and stir to combine.

5 Add the liquid ingredients to the dry mixture, stirring until well mixed.

6 Transfer to the tin and bake for 40-50 minutes until the bread has risen and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.

7 Wrap in a clean tea towel and leave to cool slightly before slicing.