Guinness Bread

loaf of brown soda bread sliced on a wood cutting board.

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This Guinness bread is a hearty brown soda bread made with whole wheat flour and the classic Irish stout. And because it uses baking soda for leavening, it's easier and quicker - just over one hour - and totally delicious slathered with salted butter or your favorite cheese.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Bread

Cuisine: irish

Servings:

Calories: 207kcal

Author: Joanne Stekler

Ingredients

2 cups (250 grams) whole wheat flour
2 cups (250 grams) all purpose flour
¼ cup (50 grams) dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (220 milliliters) Guinness draught preferably from the can
1 cup (240 milliliters) buttermilk
2 tablespoons neutral oil e.g. canola, vegetable
¼ cup rolled oats to top

Instructions

Heat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups (250 grams) whole wheat flour, 2 cups (250 grams) all purpose flour, ¼ cup (50 grams) dark brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
Add the Guinness, buttermilk, and vegetable oil and mix only until all traces of flour have disappeared. It will be a rough, shaggy dough.
1 cup (220 milliliters) Guinness draught, 1 cup (240 milliliters) buttermilk, 2 tablespoons neutral oil
Gently pour the soda bread mixture into the prepared pan. Scatter the rolled oats over the top and press them gently so they adhere.
¼ cup rolled oats
Bake at 375°F for about 50 to 60 minutes, until the center of the loaf reaches 200°F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove the loaf from the pan to a cooling rack - it should give a slightly hollow sound when tapped gently on the bottom.

Notes

Soda breads are a lot more forgiving than yeast breads. It's possible to vary the flour type, sweetener, and oat topping based on what you have and what you like.

There's no need to knead soda breads. You'll just want to bake the bread as soon as you've mixed your wet and dry ingredients.

Let your Guinness bread cool, then store the soda bread wrapped in plastic for a few days or slice and freeze for a few months.

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