Irish Brown Soda Bread

Name: Irish Brown Soda Bread
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 47 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 570 gram whole meal flour; 570 grams plain white flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp salt; 850 ml buttermilk

4 steps

Prep:2minCook:45min

This bread is a no yeast no knead delicious healthy soda bread . It’s traditional in Ireland to have this dunked into Soup or slathered with butter or jam or as an open sandwich !

Updated at: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:32:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories4505.3 kcal (225%)

Total Fat45.4 g (65%)

Carbs901.9 g (347%)

Sugars49.7 g (55%)

Protein141.5 g (283%)

Sodium7190.7 mg (360%)

Fiber90.1 g (322%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

570 gramwhole meal flour

570 gramsplain white flour

2 tspbaking soda

2 tspsalt

850mlbuttermilk

Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour salt and baking soda or bread soda In a very large bowl then whisk to combine

whole meal flour570 gram

baking soda2 tsp

salt2 tsp

Step 2

Make a hole in the centre then add the buttermilk. Use a loose claw hand to gently mix the flour and buttermilk. Just bring it together you don’t want to over-mix. Turn out into a light floured surface then shape into a circle and pat it flat

buttermilk850ml

Step 3

Sprinkle some flour on a lined baking sheet and place the dough on top then use a sharp knife to cut a cross in the centre of the bread . Prick each corner with a knife to let the fairies out ( as in Irish tradition) then bake in a 230 c pre heated oven for 20 minutes then reduce the temperature to 200 c and bake another 20 - 25 minutes flipping over for the last ten minutes . The bread is bakes when you knock on the bottom and hear a hollow sound

Step 4

Let the bread cook on a wire rack then serve or i usually cut in half and freeze half because it’s a huge loaf and freezes really well.