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Brown Soda Bread
Irish wholemeal quick bread raised with baking soda and buttermilk.
About Brown Soda Bread
Brown Soda Bread is an Irish wholemeal quick bread raised by the reaction between baking soda and buttermilk rather than yeast. This profile follows a restrained everyday loaf of wholemeal and plain flour, without fruit or festive additions.
Wholemeal flour gives the bread a nutty, cereal depth, while buttermilk contributes gentle tang and the egg rounds the crumb. Salt keeps the flavour savoury and baking soda supplies the quick rise without a fermented yeast note.
The loaf has a rustic brown, flour-dusted crust and a close, speckled crumb. It is moist and slightly crumbly rather than elastic, with a firm outer shell and a soft interior that cuts into substantial slices.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
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Ingredients in Brown Soda Bread
Irish Brown Soda Bread with Buttermilk.
- Wholemeal wheat flourNutty whole-grain crumb
- Plain wheat flourLighter supporting structure
- Baking sodaQuick-bread leavening
- SaltSavoury seasoning
- EggCrumb binding and richness
- ButtermilkTangy hydration and leavening acid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wholemeal wheat flour:
- Plain wheat flour:
- Baking soda:
- Salt:
- Egg:
- Buttermilk:
Origins & food traditions
Epicurious supplies the complete Irish brown soda bread selected here: wholemeal and plain flours, salt, baking soda, egg and buttermilk baked as a simple quick loaf. The Irishman's Wife independently corroborates the Irish wholemeal, plain-flour, buttermilk, salt and bicarbonate structure and its rustic loaf texture.
Countries
- Ireland
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Cuisines & regions
- Irish Cuisine
- Irish CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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