A Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread is a dense, moist and very hearty bread which makes it particularly satisfying to eat on cold, wintery days with a hot bowl of homemade soup.
Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread
I’ve been meaning to make a Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread for quite a while now and had I known quite how simple it was, I would have definitely made it a lot sooner!
This recipe is one used by Mrs Murphy (the lovely Irish mother of a good friend of mine) so I trust it implicitly. All I have is a photocopy of a page from an old recipe card which says “Odlums Recipes” at the top. The only alterations I made from the given recipe was replacing the margarine for butter (however next time I may omit the butter altogether), I used wholemeal spelt flour instead of plain wholemeal flour and I sprinkled a handful of mixed seeds & oats over the top.
Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread
This Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread goes superbly with my Spicy Roast Red Pepper and Tomato Soup recipe that I posted last week. Not only does it taste amazing it’s pretty healthy and super quick to make too. With just five basic ingredients: flour, buttermilk, butter, baking soda and salt. I used half wholemeal spelt flour and half plain white flour. It takes 5 minutes to organise and weigh out the ingredients and another 5 minutes to mix. Then, all you need is to bake it for 40-45 minutes, which means you can have delicious fresh bread on the table in less than an hour.
Give this Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread a go when you need bread in a hurry or are just craving a bit of Irish rustic.
Best served straight from the oven with plenty of salted Irish butter.
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A dense, moist and very hearty bread which is particularly satisfying to eat on cold, wintery days with a hot bowl of homemade soup.
- 10 oz wholemeal flour 275g I used spelt wholemeal flour
- 6 oz plain flour 175g
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda this was written as bread soda which is in fact baking soda
- 1 oz butter 25g
- 1/2 pint to 1/4 pint of buttermilk 275-425 ml
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Heat oven to 200C/ 400F.
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Mix the two flours, salt and baking soda together.
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Rub in butter until resembles fine breadcrumbs.
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Add sufficient buttermilk to make a soft dough.
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Turn out onto a floured surface and gently knead to remove any cracks.
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Form into a round and place on a floured baking sheet.
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Cut a cross through the dough using a sharp knife.
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Sprinkle over oats, seeds or nuts of your choice.
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Bake in a pre-heated oven for 40-45 minutes
Delicious eaten with my Spicy Roast Red Pepper and Tomato Soup.
P.S. This Traditional Brown Irish Soda Bread recipe will be linked to the March 2017 Inheritance Recipes run by Pebble and Soup and Coffee and Vanilla
Aish Das-Padihari says
March 1, 2017 at 2:52 amI want to bake a bread too. I have a check list of things I want to do this year and baking a bread from scratch is one of them.
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 8:03 amThen this Soda Bread would be a good place to start. A no fail recipe, win win 🙂
Fred says
March 1, 2017 at 9:47 amI was really curious about this recipe last week when you rolled out your tomato soup recipe. It looks quite easy to make and I’m going to try it :)..
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 8:03 amHope you give it a Fred and let me know how you got on. Have a good weekend. g
Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says
March 1, 2017 at 10:21 pmI seriously had no idea how easy this bread is to make! I’ve always been afraid to try it. But now I’m kind of inspired 🙂
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 8:20 amIt really is Karyl. Glad to inspire, hope you make it. 🙂
Alicia Taylor says
March 2, 2017 at 4:33 amI haven’t had good Irish Bread since I ate at the Irish restaurant in Downtown Disney and I’ve been craving it since then. I’ve never had any homemade, but this may force my hand!
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 8:01 amOh, then you must try it, it’s just too simple not to give it a go. Let me know if you do. 🙂
Letti Kool says
March 2, 2017 at 6:14 amGoing to try it this weekend!
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 8:00 amHi Letti, I would love to know how you get on. I froze some of mine because didn’t get to eat it all in one go – and it’s lovely toasted too. gx
letti kool says
March 16, 2017 at 5:02 amHi Gillian I made it last week and loved it. Next time I will freeze some of it too. Toasted sounds good too.
x
Gillian Thompson says
March 17, 2017 at 4:09 pmOh Great, very pleased to hear that Letti. Lovely with butter or toasted with jam too.
Nicole says
March 2, 2017 at 11:24 pmI used to buy Irish Soda bread by a well known brand but it was loaded with calories, I shall definitely be trying this one out as its so much healthier. Thanks for this.
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 7:58 amWhen you find out how easy it hardly seems worth the effort going to the grocery store to buy it – and you know 100% what’s in it too. 🙂
Eb Gargano / easypeasyfoodie.com says
March 3, 2017 at 4:26 amSoda bread is brilliant, isn’t it? I just love how easy peasy it is! And your version looks totally wonderful. Thanks for linking up with #CookBlogShare 🙂 Eb x
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 7:55 amThank you Eb, I’m a big fan of simple & tasty 🙂
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
March 3, 2017 at 5:11 amSoda bread is awesome. It is easy to make and always turns out delicious. Perfect to make anytime you want to make fresh bread but not all the work (or time).
Gillian Thompson says
March 3, 2017 at 7:54 amSo true Gloria, I wish I’d started making it sooner. I make flat breads a lot too as they are also super quick, easy & tasty. Have a good weekend.
Marie-Pierre Breton says
March 3, 2017 at 9:08 pmAlways wanted to make it this famous soda bread! Seems fairly easy! So going to try iy out with a nice Guinness stew soon!
Gillian Thompson says
March 4, 2017 at 8:43 pmHi Marie-Pierre, I imagine it would be amazing with your Guinness Stew, of which I’ve a pot stewing on the hob now ready to make into your pie for next week. 🙂
Amy says
March 4, 2017 at 1:25 pmThose old photocopied recipes from recipe cards are the best, aren’t they? This bread looks so hearty and delicious. I love the seeds and oats you sprinkled on top!
Gillian Thompson says
March 4, 2017 at 8:45 pmI quite agree Amy. I’ve still so many of them to write to and share, it’s hard to know where to start sometimes. Glad you like the addition of seeds & oats, I thought it gave it even more rustic charm. Have a good weekend. gx
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed says
March 4, 2017 at 9:44 pmI love a good soda bread and yours looks perfect Gillian. I like how you’ve used wholemeal spelt flour and added the seeds.
Gillian Thompson says
March 5, 2017 at 6:51 pmThank you Sarah. Hope you have a good weekend. gx
Elizabeth says
March 5, 2017 at 2:40 pmI am loving the look of this! This would be perfect to whip up for an outdoor picnic on a nice day. Hearty, filling and healthy!
Gillian Thompson says
March 5, 2017 at 6:46 pmYes it’s super quick, to put together, cooking is a bit longer but nothing like making bread and having to wait for the dough to rise.
Margot says
March 5, 2017 at 8:14 pmYour brown soda bread sounds amazing. That reminds me I need to make some brown bread soon… I haven’t had proper homemade bread in ages. Thank you for linking up to our #InheritanceRecipes 🙂
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
March 5, 2017 at 10:24 pmThat loaf of bread looks absolutely divine! I love how easy soda bread is to make (and yet strangely haven’t made any for a good while!) . #CookBlogShare
Angela x
Manju | Cooking Curries says
March 6, 2017 at 5:45 pmIrish soda bread has been on my baking list for a while now, this looks really good!! Thank you for the recipe!
Gillian Thompson says
March 7, 2017 at 5:04 pmYou’re welcome Manju. Hope you give it a go soon. 🙂
Pebble Soup says
April 2, 2017 at 8:03 pmI’ll try this recipe soon. My partner’s family live in Ireland and their recipe is slightly different. It will be interesting to compare. Thank you for linking to #Inheritancerecipes
Gillian Thompson says
April 3, 2017 at 2:59 pmThat would be interesting to compare. Let me know what the differences are. 🙂