Easy Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Also, try our no yeast bread with herbs and cheese with a generous smear of our homemade butter for an easy-to-make savory spin on this recipe!

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It’s made from a few basic ingredients like whole wheat flour, baking soda, sea salt, butter, and buttermilk. Form the ingredients into a dough, score it with an ‘X’, and let it bake until it’s golden. It’s a simple, satisfying, and hearty loaf that pairs perfectly with soups and stews. Dip it or dunk it into beef stews or vegetable soups with a generous smear of our homemade butter. Unlike store-bought bread that’s full of preservatives, this loaf does need to be eaten the day of. You can still enjoy it the next day but it definitely needs to be warmed up in the oven first (trust us!).

Whole wheat flour – whole wheat flour is ground from whole grain. It has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour, as well as more fiber and nutrients. It tends to be darker in color and yields a heartier, denser bread. Baking soda – to help the bread rise. Sea salt – for flavor.Cold butter – cold butter gets mixed into the flour adding moisture and flavor.Buttermilk – you can also use two cups of milk mixed with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.Flaky sea salt – for sprinkling on the top.

You’ll also need an ovenproof pot with a lid, like a dutch oven. Full recipe instructions are in the recipe card below.

Make it sweet. Mix in a few handfuls of sultana raisins or dried currants, along with a ¼ cup of sugar to the dry ingredients. Make it a seedy loaf by adding a ¼ cup of caraway seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, or poppy seeds (or a mix).Make it savory, like this no yeast bread with herbs and cheese.

Hearty stews that taste especially great with Irish soda bread

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