Irish Guinness Soda Bread Recipe

Enjoy a hearty slice of traditional Irish brown bread infused with the rich flavour of Guinness stout. Ready in under an hour!

Guinness Brown Bread

Maria Lucey RD

traditional irish soda bread made with guinness

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine irish

Servings 12 slices or 1 loaf

Calories 221 kcal

Equipment

• 1 loaf tin

Ingredients

  

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• 50 g butter
• 1 tablespoon treacle or molasses
• 450 g wholemeal flour
• 25 g oats
• 4 tablespoon brown sugar
• 80 g chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans work well here)
• 2 teaspoon bread/baking soda
• 400 ml guinness

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees or gas 5
• Lightly grease a 2lb loaf tin
• Combine the wholemeal flour (sift the flour if possible, you may not be able to if its a coarse wholemeal and that will still work), oats, sugar and chopped nuts into a bowl and mix well
• Sift in the baking soda also
• Add the butter and treacle to a saucepan. Melt slowly over a low heat.
• When the butter and treacle has melted, add the guinness and stor.
• Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Transfer mixture to the prepared tin. Sprinkle a few more oats and nuts on top.
• Bake for about 40-50 minutes until risen.
• The bread is baked when it has a hollow sound when tapped underneath.
• Wrap in a clean tea towel and allow to cool.

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Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 444mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 105IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg

Keyword guinness brown bread, guinness soda bread

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More about the author:

Hi there! My name is Maria, and I am a Registered Dietitian practising in Ireland and Bermuda. I have extensive experience in helping clients improve their health through the power of good nutrition. I hope you enjoyed this recipe. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Additionally, if there are nutrition topics or recipes you would like me to make in future posts, please let me know. I would be more than happy to help.

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Your Registered Dietitian

Maria xox

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