Soda Bread Recipe Gluten And Dairy Free

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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 And Dairy Free Irish Soda Bread

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.

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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 soda bread has an amazing texture, requires basic ingredients (including a gluten-free flour blend), and is one of the easiest homemade bread recipes that you can make. With a dairy-free option.

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So why is it so easy? This bread is yeast-free and doesn’t require any rising. The baking soda takes care of that!

I was shocked that this soda bread recipe turned out so delicious. I almost didn’t even try it because I figured there was no way that a gluten-free baking flour mix would work well.

Luckily, I was totally wrong. It came out perfectly. And definitely not gummy or gritty, the way a lot of gluten-free bread recipes are.

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There’s quite a bit of controversy around adding egg, sugar, and raisins to soda bread recipes. I’ve seen so many angry comments on other similar recipes saying, “This isn’t soda bread!!! Soda bread doesn’t have egg, sugar, or raisins!!!”

It’s definitely not authentic to use egg, sugar, and raisins, but is authenticity really important when this bread is so incredibly tasty?

Some Americanized recipes do call for a little sugar but if we’re already adding raisins, I figured… why not go all in and make it a sweet bread, rather than a savory loaf with raisins? So I added another tablespoon of sugar to the recipe.

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There are only 3 tablespoons of sugar total, but if you want to dial back on the sugar to 1 tablespoon, I think it’d be fine. But I don’t recommend totally omitting it if you want a good texture.

Unfortunately, I also can’t recommend using honey or another liquid sweetener in its place. You’d be messing with the wet to dry proportions and that’s way too risky, at least to me, when it comes to bread. Especially in a recipe that calls for 4 cups of flour!

I used Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten-free Baking Flour. It’s my favorite gluten-free baking mix and the only one that I use.

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Like I said earlier, I was really surprised that it worked! I really have no clue if other brands will work well or not without trying. If you try a different brand, please let me know how it worked, and I’ll add that info to the post!

Whatever type of flour you use needs to be a 1-to-1 replacement for all-purpose flour. You can’t use buckwheat flour, oat flour, almond flour, coconut flour or any other type of flour.

I’m sorry to say that there’s no way to make this paleo, grain-free or keto. I can refer you to this great looking Paleo Soda Bread until I come up with my own version. :)

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When I say currants, I’m talking about the tiny raisins that are referred to as currants in the US, UK, and Australia.

Raisins are sweet, soft, and juicy, while currants are sweet, tangy, and chewier than raisins. So if you don’t like raisins, you may like currants!

Fresh currants are small berries with a sweet yet acidic taste that grow on shrubs and are sold on the stem, usually in the same section as other berries. They’re very fragile and I wouldn’t recommend them for this recipe.

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So I clearly used golden raisins for this recipe.