Friday Morning

This Friday Mornings is wonderful for:

sunshine that will last all weekend

sneaking out of bed early and getting to admire that cute boy still fast asleep and cozy warm

running rituals with best friends

stretching on the floor while listening to the XX

freshly baked soda bread with the most loveliest of lovely crusts

cutting strange shapes of said bread to make toast, and for lathering said toast with coconut oil, 

avocado, and bee pollen

and plans of an afternoon picnic, a coffee date, and a leasurly weekend :) 

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My adapted recipe for Heidi Swanson's Rye Soda Bread can be found here. For the particular loaf above, I stuck with her original recipe by using unbleached all-purpose flour instead of kamut. I also used 2 cups of water and a hefty splash of apple cider vinegar in place of buttermilk, and baked for 20 minutes once moving the pan to the top wrack. I highly suggest making this bread in a cast iron skillet as it makes both the bottom super crusty and looks pleasantly rustic.