Guinness Brown Soda Bread
Irish brown soda bread flavoured with Guinness. A soft crumb with a crunchy crust.
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 mixing jug or medium sized bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Rubber Spatula or Wooden Spoon
- 1 Loaf tin
- 1 metal spatula/burger flipper/rectangle cake slice/knife
Ingredients
- 250 grams wholemeal flour
- 60 grams plain flour
- 1 tsp baking soda 5 grams
- 1 tsp salt 5 grams
- 30 grams dark brown sugar
- 60 grams oats plus small handful for decoration
- 150 grams Guinness or Stout
- 200 grams buttermilk
- 30 grams plain vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°c (360°c) or 170°c(340°f).
- Add the flours, baking soda, salt, brown sugar and oats to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together to break up any lumps.
- In a jug, add the oil, buttermilk and stout and whisk together.
- Pour into the mixing bowl and using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix together until no dry bits remain.
- Transfer into a greased and lined loaf tin and smooth the top evenly.
- Sprinkle over a small handful of oats.
- Dip or coat your metal spatula/burger flipper/knife into oil and make a slice down through the centre of the bread longways. See pictures above for reference.
- Place into the preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean and when you remove the bread from the tin, the bottom of it is dry and has some small air holes in it.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.