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Irish Brown Soda Bread on white parchment paper.

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread is a simple and quick yeast-free bread made using pantry staple ingredients within 1 hour.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1 - 6 inches round loaf

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of Whole Wheat flour / Whole Meal Flour
  • ¼ cup oats
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Buttermilk

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar + 2 tbsp Yogurt + 350 ml room temperature water -If buttermilk is made using yogurt. Vegans can use vegan yogurt.
  • 375 ml Buttermilk -If Store brought

Extra Ingredients

  • Extra water or buttermilk if required.
  • 1 tablespoon oats for garnish

Instructions

Buttermilk from yogurt

  • In a bowl or a glass add the yogurt, water, and vinegar.
  • Mix everything and keep it aside.
    Buttermilk in a cup.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 Deg C/ 400 Deg F

Dough for Bread

  • In a large bowl, sift in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add in the Oats and mix all the dry ingredients.
    Brown Soda Bread Flour Mix.
  • Slowly add the wet ingredients and mix to form a dough.
    Buttermilk added to flour.
  • The dough should not be too wet.
  • Do not knead much, we just need to form a dough.
  • Turn the dough on a lightly dusted surface.
  • Make a round ball from the dough.
    Ready dough for Irish soda bread.
  • Put a cross or make cuts on top of the bread.
  • Sprinkle some oats on the dough.
    Brown Irish Soda Bread Ready to be baked.
  • Put the shaped loaf on a lightly dusted cast iron pan or a baking tray.
    Brown Irish Soda Bread Ready to be baked in a cast iron pan.

Baking

  • Bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 mins or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped at the bottom.
  • Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
    Just Baked Irish Brown Soda Bread on a cast iron pan.

Notes

  • Standard US Size cups and spoons were used. 1 cup = 237 ml, 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
  • All ovens are different. Please keep an eye after 15 minutes of baking.
  • Whole wheat flour can be replaced with all-purpose flour.
  • A mix of all-purpose and whole wheat flour can be used too.