Irish Brown Soda Bread Recipe
A brown loaf, a little butter and a moment to sit down. This Irish brown soda bread combines wholemeal and plain flour with buttermilk, egg and a little honey. The recipe below includes metric and UK imperial measurements.
Makes 1 loaf
Adapted from Bord Bia. Sources: Bord Bia
Ingredients
250g (8.8oz) wholemeal flour
200g (7.1oz) plain flour
1 tsp (5g) bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp (5g) salt
1 medium egg
350ml (12.3 UK fl oz) buttermilk, plus extra
1 tsp (7g) honey
Method
Heat oven to 200°C / 400°F. Grease the tin.
Mix flours, soda and salt.
Whisk egg, buttermilk and honey. Stir into flour just until combined. Add a splash more buttermilk if dry. Do not knead.
Spoon into tin. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until firm. Turn out and tap the base; it should sound hollow.
Cool on a rack before slicing.
Recipe notes
900g (2lb) tin
Oven temperatures are for a conventional oven.
Imperial amounts approximate. fl oz means UK fluid ounces.
Useful questions
What size tin do I need for this brown soda bread?
Use a greased 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
What if the dough seems dry?
Add a splash more buttermilk. Stir only until combined and do not knead the dough.
Adapted from Bord Bia. Read the Bord Bia source recipe.
Part of Newbrook Kitchen Notes from The Granary at Newbrook House, County Mayo, Ireland.
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