Shopping at the local Irish butcher, I have always looked over their selection of breads. They're interesting; brown soda styled, farl, two or three loaves attached in a tin loaf shape with a darker crust on top. Batch bread. I never bought any but really was keen to learn how to make them. To start, I check out a book from Elizabeth David. Then I Googled Scotch batch bread. The search landed me here and led to fantastic results. While I have yet to adapt it to sourdough, it's a nice loaf, great for scarpetta or sandwiches!