Easy to make, hearty and flavorful gluten-free Irish Soda Bread that goes great alongside any meal. We enjoy it around St. Patrick’s Day and throughout the year!
If you are looking for an easy to make, yeast-free bread that is great to serve with soup, gluten-free chili, gluten-free beef stew, or any hearty main dish, this gluten-free Irish Soda Bread would be a great choice!
I think I only had Irish Soda bread once or twice before going gluten-free. Since mastering this recipe, I’ve had several times in the past year and it’s a yearly gluten-free St. Patrick’s Day meal tradition!
Yeast Free And Gluten Free Traditional Irish Soda Bread
A few years ago I made three Irish Soda Bread recipes to bring to a potluck. Everyone tried them and gave me feedback and this one was the clear winner.
I’ve made it with the Zante currants and without – it is great both ways. I preferred using Zante currants over raisins, since they are smaller, but you could also use raisins. I’ve got texture issues with raisins!
While the dough with gfJules was a little stickier to work with, I honestly couldn’t tell any taste or texture difference in the baked loaves. I can definitely recommend you use whichever flour blend you have access to or want to order.
Vegan Gluten Free Bread
I highly suspect that other good quality gluten-free flour blends will work well in this recipe as well. I just wanted to specifically mention the ones I’ve tested it with so far. I simply cannot test every blend available, but please do try with your favorite blend and comment to let others know!
After you shape your dough into a smooth mound, you’ll brush it with a mixture of buttermilk and butter. Then you’ll cut a cross or an X into it.
There are several reasons why a cross or an x is cut into a loaf of Irish Soda bread before baking. First, there is a baking benefit to this. Since the dough is shaped into a smooth mound, the center is very thick compared to the rest of the bread, and it would be easy for it to remain uncooked. The cross helps the heat reach the center, and allows the loaf to grow and expand as it bakes.
Easy Gluten Free Irish Soda Bread Recipe
The second reason why a cross is cut into a loaf is for symbolism. Some felt that a cross would ward off evil spirits or would help them be blessed.
I recommend baking your loaf on a cookie sheet with a sheet or parchment paper on it. If you don’t use parchment paper yet when you bake, I highly recommend it!
With most recipes, using parchment paper saves you from having to grease any pans at all, plus no cleaning up! You can buy these pre-cut parchment paper sheets from Amazon.
Cheese And Herb Irish Soda Bread (gluten Free)
Our small group from church has a potluck dinner each year near St. Patrick’s Day. I was asked to bring this gluten-free Irish Soda bread again this year, and thankfully I made two loaves, because it all got eaten! A couple of the other people in the group are wheat-free, but the rest are all “regular” eaters and all loved the bread. You definitely won’t miss the gluten in this!
This is a great choice for your gluten-free St. Patrick’s Day dinner. It would be great served with this gluten-free Corned Beef in the slow cooker if you’ve got that on the menu. Honestly, I haven’t even planned the rest of my St. Patrick’s Day menu, but I do know I’ll be making this bread again!
What are some other yeast-free breads I recommend you make soon? I’m glad you asked! 😉 I make these gluten-free buttermilk biscuits to have with breakfast or dinner and love them! My gluten-free cornbread is a huge hit for many families I know!
Vegan Almond Flour Soda Bread {gluten Free, Oil Free}
If you try this, I’d love to hear what flour blend you used successfully and what you served your delicious loaf with! Enjoy!
If you make a loaf of Irish Soda Bread and love it, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made.
* If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe.
Gluten Free Soda Bread (the Best Texture!)
Recipe tested successfully with Maninis Multi-Purpose Flour Blend and gfJules flour blend. I recommend either one and link to where to buy in the recipe post.
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I love this recipe. I used Bob’s Red Mill One to One gluten free flour and the dough came together perfectly. My baked loaf looked like the pictures on the website. My guests loved the bread and all had second pieces. This will definitely be my go to Irish Soda recipe.
Gluten Free Irish Soda Bread
Made this today, and it came out great! I ended up using more than 1 cup of buttermilk to help it hold together but then it was so sticky and a bit hard to form into the loaf. Would use this recipe again! I used King Arthur all purpose flour.
Hello, I have a question. I can't have baking powder and use a equal ratio combination of baking soda and cream of tartar as a replacement. This means that when I make this it will have over half a tablespoon of baking soda. I'm afraid it will taste bad. Should I omit the tsp? Any suggestions appreciated. TIA
I used 1 tsp b. Powder and 1 tsp b. Soda; 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites gave it lift, but extra flour was needed to get the texture right.This gluten free Irish soda bread is a lightly sweet quick bread that tastes best slathered with some extra Irish butter. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, or any day, the way you remember.
Classic Irish Soda Bread (gluten Free)
I first developed this recipe many years ago when my gluten free son, who is now considerably taller than I am (and I'm not short) was in the early years of grammar school. They were “celebrating” St. Patrick's Day by sharing Irish soda bread.
Since he was already gluten free, and necessity is the mother of invention, I developed this recipe. I've been making it ever since—and when my son is feeling generous, he will remember the grammar school times to me.
Irish Soda Bread is a quick bread, not a yeast bread (although frankly I think it would make a fabulous yeast bread). And it's not your typical quick bread. First off, it isn't baked in a loaf pan like most quick breads. In fact, the Irish tradition began in the 1830's when baking soda was first introduced.
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So there's that. But the way I go about things, it's also made more like a pastry. That means cold ingredients, chunks of butter, and a light touch when handling.
All that leads to a light, tender and almost flaky pastry-like bread. But it slices perfectly, either in wedges or more traditional slices.
This recipe calls for at least 1 1/2 cups (or as much as 2 cups) raisins. I like Thompson raisins, but golden raisins like you see in the photos and video here are lovely, too.
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You don't have to make Irish soda bread with raisins, but you'd need a substitute here. The recipe is developed to include a mix-in.
We also have a recipe for savory gluten free Irish soda bread, which doesn't even have a single raisin. The savory recipe is more like traditional bread, even though it's also leavened without yeast.
The smaller the pan you bake it in, the longer you'll need to bake it. If you bake it in a 10-inch pan or skillet, it should bake completely in 40 minutes.
Irish Soda Bread
If your pan or skillet is 9-inches, 45 minutes should do the trick. If you go even smaller, like an 8-inch baking pan, you'll have to adjust the baking time and temperature.
For an 8-inch pan, bake for 30 minutes at 375°F. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F, cover the loaf pan with foil to prevent burning, and bake for about another 30 minutes or until the top doesn't give noticeably when you press the center.
To make a much smaller loaf, you can split every ingredient in the recipe in half. Bake in a 6-inch pan for about 30 minutes.
Irish Soda Bread Recipe
You're making a quick bread, but it's made more like a pastry. Be sure to use cold ingredients that are handled lightly, and you shouldn't have trouble making a successful loaf.
Stick to Better Batter classic blend gluten free flour, like I used, or try Cup4Cup, which is an all purpose gluten free flour blend that is best for pastries since it's light and airy. If you can't buy either one, you can always make my mock blends. Just follow the link in the recipe card.
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