Irish Brown Bread

Name: Irish Brown Bread
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 350g coarse wholemeal flour; 100g plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda and 1 tsp salt; 450ml buttermilk; 1 tbsp treacle (optional)

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Also known as: Wholemeal Soda Bread

About this dish

A dense, nutty wholemeal soda bread made with buttermilk — no yeast, no kneading.

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Ingredients

🌾350g coarse wholemeal flour

🌾100g plain flour

🧂1 tsp bicarbonate of soda and 1 tsp salt

🥛450ml buttermilk

🍯1 tbsp treacle (optional)

Method

Serves 2

Heat the oven to 200°C and grease a loaf tin.

Mix the flours, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

Stir in the buttermilk and treacle to make a wet, sticky dough.

Pour into the tin and bake for 45–50 minutes.

Cool wrapped in a tea towel to keep the crust soft.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Brown soda bread is baked daily in Irish homes and served with butter, smoked salmon or soup.

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