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Soda bread is so easy because it requires no yeast, extensive kneading or proving. It?s best eaten within a couple of days, or you can slice and freeze it to toast later. Instead of kefir, you can use buttermilk or yoghurt. It is delicious dunked into a bowl of homemade soup, or served with cheese or simply with butter and a hot cuppa.
Why did bread turn red"

Turmeric has two pigments known as xanthophylls, which lends the yellow colour to it and carotene, which is reddish orange in colour. When it's exposed to alkaline materials (baking soda, and kefir) and heated, it reacts and the yellow pigment is neutralised. As a result, the yellow xanthophyll is suppressed and the orange-red carotene pigment becomes more prominent, so the baked goods turn red.
2 tsp Cumin seeds
225 g White spelt flour, plus extra for dusting
225 g Wholegrain spelt flour
2 tsp Ground turmeric
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
10 g Baking soda
1 tsp Black salt (or regular fine sea salt)
25 g Butter, diced and chilled
75g Rolled oats
40 g Arugula, chopped
375 ml Kefir

Heat the oven to 200C/400F. Toast the cumin seeds in a small pan for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant, then lightly crush using a pestle and mortar. Set aside to cool slightly.
Mix together the flours, turmeric, black pepper, baking soda and black sal...