Method

• Heat a frying pan with a little oil when pan is hot put the bacon in and cook until it is crisp, then set aside on a plate lined with a paper towel to cool
• Preheat the oven to 220C put a large casserole dish and its lid into the oven
• In a large bowl, mix the flours, sea salt, sugar and baking soda together with your fingers
• Add the beetroot and bacon bits, pour in the buttermilk, bringing the mixture together as a soft dough
• Working quickly (the baking soda will start working immediately), shape the dough into a shallow round loaf
• Remove the hot casserole dish from the oven, dust the inside lightly with flour then lower in the dough
• Cover with the lid and return to the oven
• The bread should be ready after 25 minutes
• Remove from the oven and leave in place for 5 minutes before turning out and leaving to cool slightly before eating
• Ideally best served straight away