🇮🇪 Ireland recipe

Brown Bread

Irish brown bread is the everyday bread of Ireland, served at every meal from breakfast to supper. Made with coarse wholemeal flour and buttermilk, it has a nutty, wheaty flavor and a dense, moist crumb that is completely different from white soda bread. A touch of treacle or dark brown sugar adds depth and color. It is the perfect companion to butter, smoked salmon, chowder, or simply a thick wedge of Irish cheddar cheese.

Prep10 mins
Cook45 mins
Serves10
Difficultyeasy
Brown Bread, a Ireland dish

Ingredients

  • 300g coarse wholemeal flour
  • 150g plain white flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar or treacle
  • 30g butter, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 400ml buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon porridge oats for sprinkling on top

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
220
Protein
7 g
Carbs
38 g
Fat
4 g

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