Easy (to make and to remember) soda/beer bread
Nearly 20 years ago I spent a year driving through Africa and my mates and I would make this at least every second night. Great when camping because it is very quick to make and stays moist a long time, it hard to ruin by overcooking - the crust just gets thicker but doesn't dry out the inside.
Any beer will do, even soft drinks. When our beer supply was low, we often made it with Fanta or Coke - surprisingly good!
Guinness was every where in Africa (the largest Guiness brewery is in Nigeria) and was what we used most and has become my favourite.
3 cups self raising flour
3 tablespoons caster sugar or two of table sugar
330 ml Beer (not chilled)
Mix flour and sugar in a bowl, add beer. Mix with a wooden spoon until it starts to come together then use your hands. It is a sticky mixture, dont over work it, just a few minutes will do. put it in a loaf pan (greased) or be more rustic and loosely pull it into a round loaf and place on grease proof paper on a cookie sheet and bake 180-200c for 45 - 60 mins.
The bread can be pimped out with chilli, chesse, sundried tomatoes, apple, pear etc.... just mix in with your hands