Guinness Soda Bread
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Category
Baking, Bread
Cuisine
Irish
Author:
Emily Davenport
Servings
2 loaves
Prep Time
10 minutes
Calories
111
Enjoy the rich, smooth taste of Irish stout in this gorgeous Guinness Soda Bread recipe from the Dairy Diary.
Ingredients
- Butter for greasing
- Wholemeal flour 450g (1lb), plus extra for dusting
- Plain flour 150g (5oz)
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Salt ½ tsp
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Bicarbonate of soda 1½ tsp
- Black treacle or brown sugar 1 rounded tbsp
- Buttermilk 200ml (7fl oz)
- Guinness or other stout 250ml (8fl oz)
Directions
Preheat oven to 220°C/200°fan/Gas 7 and butter a large baking sheet
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add treacle or sugar, buttermilk and stout, mix with a knife, then use your hand to form a sticky dough
- Tip dough out and knead a little until smooth. Cut in half then form each piece into a round. Put on baking sheet, dust with a little wholemeal flour. Cut a cross in the tops and bake for 35-40 minutes until they sound hollow when tapped on the base
- Cool, then slice and serve with butter and honey or with smoked fish and a piquant salad, or with soup
Nutrition
Calories 111, Fat 0.6 grams, Saturated Fat 0.1 grams