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Irish Brown Bread
A quick, dense Irish brown bread made with wholemeal flour and buttermilk. Stirring the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined, without overmixing, keeps this bread's texture tender rather than turning it tough and gummy.
Total time
65 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Irish
vegetarianvegan
Ingredients
2 cupswholemeal flour
1 cupplain flour
1 1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda
1 tspsalt
1 tbspcaster sugar
1 1/2 cupsbuttermilk
2 tbsptreacle or molasses
1 tbspvegetable oil
Instructions
1
Mix both flours, bicarb, salt and sugar.
2
Mix buttermilk, treacle and oil together.
3
Make a well in dry ingredients. Pour in wet.
4
Stir until just combined — do not overmix.
5
Tip into a greased loaf tin. Bake at 190°C for 50-55 minutes.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
192
Protein
6.2g
Fat
4.5g
Carbs
31.3g
Fiber
0.8g
Sodium
1077mg
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