Irish Soda Bread Recipe Tin Eats

The world’s best No Yeast Bread – Irish Soda Bread! Irish bread is unique because it’s a 4 ingredient, 5 minute recipemade without yeast but still has a proper crumb just like “real” bread.

You don’t need to be Irish to make this.😉 You just need to be a fellow Carb Monster! Rustic flavour, great crust, keeps well for days. Slather with butter, mop your plate clean, dunk into soups – or Irish Beef and Guinness Stew!

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Forget the smell. What about the moment when you cut yourself a thick slice of warm homemade bread, slather it with butter then take a big fat, satisfying bite of it??

Gluten Free Soda Bread

It’s called Irish Soda Bread because it’s made with baking soda instead of yeast. Because of this, it’smore dense than your everyday white sandwich bread.

That’s right! This is a traditional Irish Soda Bread we’re making here. For one thing, this bread isbetter without egg and butter. Egg makes the bread less moist, and the butter made the crumb less tender (I made side by side versions just to be sure).

And this bread has enough flavour to eat plain with just lashings of butter so you don’t need extra flavourings like sugar and spices – though you can if you want.

Easy Soda Bread Recipe

Irish Soda bread is a mix / 10 second knead / shape / bake job. It’s very simple and quite forgiving but I do have a few tips to ensure yours is a success even if you’re a bread first timer.

As with every dough recipe, even simple No Yeast flatbreads, the exact amount of flour required will differ for everyone, even from day to day.Different flour brands, humidity, warmth, coldness of your work surface – all these impact the exact amount of flour required.

It’s better to have a stickier dough and add more flour as required, rather than a dry dough which is hard to salvage. SoI start with 1.75 cups, then measure out another 1/4 cup for dusting/kneading and just use what’s required.

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Muffins

This version I’m sharing today is a plain traditional Irish bread. I say it’s “plain” but it’s certainly not flavourless.You’ll find yourself devouring it with nothing more than butter!But it’s also a terrific to add flavourings, some common variations include:

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This is such a greatlast minute emergency bread.It’s so quick to make, but you won’t feel like you’re “just making do” just because it’s a no yeast bread. It is a great bread as it is.

OR use it for toast in the morning. Make Cheesy Garlic Bread, or big Jewish deli-stylePastrami sandwiches.Just use this as you would any other bread – except you have the added bonus of smug satisfaction knowing you made it yourself!!

Super Moist Irish Soda Bread Recipe

RECIPE VIDEO ABOVE.The world's best bread made without yeast! Rustic, hearty bread made using baking soda for rise instead of yeast but still has an aerated, chewy crumb like normal bread. No rise time! Traditional Irish recipe – no egg or butter, it's better without (read in post). use a combination of white and whole wheat flour for best flavour.

1. Flour – wholemeal flour gives this bread a slightly nutty flavour which is lovely. Coarse or fine ground. Can be made with just plain/all purpose flour but flavour is more plain. Don’t bother using bread flour – it’s wasted on this no yeast bread.

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2. Baking soda – also known as bicarbonate soda (bi-carb), 3x more powerful than baking powder. Stronger rise power required for this no-yeast bread.

How To Bake The Perfect Soda Bread

4. Dough stickiness – use more flour as required. The trick is to use just enough flour to make the dough manageable because stickier dough = more moist bread.

5. Variations –This bread is terrific as is, it’s a classic traditional Irish Soda Bread. Some popular flavoured versions (stir in with dry ingredients):

7. Storage – keeps well for 3 days in an airtight container, 4 to 5 days in the fridge. Or freeze it for months!

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Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Calories: 160 cal (8%) Carbohydrates: 30 g (10%) Protein: 5 g (10%) Fat: 1 g (2%) Cholesterol: 4 mg (1%) Sodium: 490 mg (21%) Potassium: 139 mg (4%) Fiber: 2 g (8%) Sugar: 2 g (2%) Vitamin A: 65 IU (1%) Calcium: 55 mg (6%) Iron: 1.6 mg (9%)

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I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!

Irish Soda Bread Recipe