If you like bread with raisins, are you are vegan or lactose-intolerant, then you are going to love this recipe: Vegan Irish Soda Bread. We made it without using buttermilk, so it's not just vegan and dairy-free, but also low-fat. Yum!
The recipe is quick and easy. Apart from a few minutes of whisking and kneading, you just kick back and let the oven take care of it. There are a few different ways to bake soda bread depending on what equipment you have. Make sure to read the FAQ below to learn about them.
There is only one thing in here that differs from the traditional recipe: buttermilk. We didn't use any. Instead, we made something similar using a combination of dairy-free soy yogurt and milk and lemon.
Vegan Irish Soda Bread Recipe
There are a few vegan recipes out there for Irish soda bread without buttermilk. After quite a lot of testing, we have altered the ratios commonly used to take into account the different binding properties of the vegan ingredients. Now we are belly-full of soda bread but confident you'll get a fragrant and delicious loaf!
Goji berries, candied fruit, or even chocolate chunks. Or just keep it plain and add a bit more maple syrup to compensate for the loss of sweetness.
So, are you ready for the heart-warming fragrance of freshly baked bread? Put your baker hat on, and let's make it happen!
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Once you have kneaded your soda bread dough, the only thing left to do is baking. Many recipes out there use different appliances or techniques for cooking Irish bread. Let's take a look at the various options:
But it looks more like a cake inside. That's because you use plain flour instead of strong bread flour. You can use 100% wholemeal plain flour, 50/50 wholemeal and plain white flour, or 100% all-purpose flour.
Baking soda is the common name for sodium bicarbonate, a leavening agent used for bakes likes cakes, cookies, and muffins. This compound requires a liquid and acid ingredient to activate and release CO
Basic Brown Soda Bread
. These air bubbles then help your baked goods to rise and get fluffy. Acidic ingredients include vinegar, cream of tartar, lemon juice, or buttermilk.
Baking powder, instead, is a combo of both baking soda and an acidic ingredient, plus other binders like cornstarch. Moreover, it activates twice: the first time when mixed with a liquid and the second during baking in the hot oven.
Using baking powder in bakes is easier as you won't have to use an acidic ingredient, just a liquid one. Also, baking powder offers a more long-lasting leavening power than baking soda.
Whole Grain Irish Soda Bread
However, some people may suffer from intolerance to baking powder and often feel bloated after consuming goods prepared with this leavening agent. Therefore, baking soda is an easy alternative for baking powder in these cases.
Meanwhile, combine wholemeal flour with rolled oats in another bowl. Tip in also the baking soda and salt and mix well (1).
Then, add maple syrup, raisins and the prepared vegan buttermilk. Briefly work the ingredients until they come together into a soft dough. Then, transfer it onto a floured worktop and roughly shape it into a round loaf.
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Transfer the dough onto a floured baking tray or cloche (check out our FAQ for more tips on how what to use to bake Irish bread).
Then, score a cross in the centre using a sharp knife and bake the loaf for 40 minutes in the preheated oven.Is it possible to bake soda bread without buttermilk or yogurt, completely dairy-free? My quick and easy Vegan Soda Bread recipe proves exactly that!
My Irish Soda Bread with Yogurt recipe has become a favourite for so many of you and I truly hope that my no-buttermilk, no-yogurt and dairy-free version will follow suit.
Easy No Yeast Vegan Bread
Buttermilk is one of the main ingredients in classic Irish soda bread but as you already know if you've made my Irish Soda Bread with Yogurt, it can be easily substituted.
Ideal substitute will be equally acidic and will therefore react with baking soda and cause bread to rise (hence the use of yogurt in my Irish soda bread).
Here I wanted to go one step further and make my soda bread completely dairy-free and vegan too. It was easier than you might think!
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Since we've gone plant based oat milk has become our milk of choice (I make it myself - recipe coming soon) but any neutral tasting plant/nut milk will do (soya milk would be my other favourite).
You can either mix your plant milk with apple cider vinegar and wait for it to curdle giving that buttermilk like consistency (soya milk is great for that, oat one not so much) or simply add milk and then vinegar to your dry ingredients one after the other. You will find full details and method below.
Flour - One of the great things about soda bread is that it doesn't require any special bread type flour and you can make it with the simplest plain/all-purpose flour if that's all you've got.
Rye Wholemeal Soda Bread
I like to make mine using a mixture of half plain and half wholemeal or spelt flour for that extra boost of fibre.
Salt - I have been using fine Pink Himalayan Salt for a while now and absolutely love it as it is rich in mineral content and free of any unnecessary additives you find in table salt. Fine sea salt would be good as well.
Feel free to play with the amount of salt if you want. Anything between 1-2 teaspoon will work here depending on your tastebuds.
Yeast Free Spelt Bread
Oat milk - It is my preferred plant milk as I find it most versatile and neutral in flavour. I also make it myself (recipe coming soon) and have it in my fridge at all times. Feel free to use any other plant/nut milk you like. Soya milk would be another one I would recommend here if you're after neutral tasting plant milk.
Mixed Seeds - Optional but a nice touch especially if you like seeded breads. I like to use a mixture of sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
If you go heavy handed on sunflower seeds you might notice your soda bread has got that slight green hue to it. Nothing to worry about here, it's the seeds reacting with baking soda (completely harmless).
Vegan Soda Bread (no Buttermilk)
I usually bake my soda bread with half plain (all-purpose) and half wholegrain spelt flour. After months of baking it this way I know that 350ml of oat milk is perfect amount of liquid for my loaf.
If you use just plain (all-purpose) flour you might not need as much liquid as that cause white, processed flours are usually less thirsty. You could start with anything between 300-325ml as if you go for full 350ml you might have to add extra flour as your dough will be too wet.
On the flip side, if you go for 100% wholemeal, spelt or rye flour you might need a bit more liquid as these flours tend to be more thirsty.
Irish Soda Bread With Maple Butter
***TOP TIP*** You don't want for your dough to be neither too sticky and wet nor too dry. You should be able to bring it nicely together without too much dough getting stuck to your hands. Use more flour or liquid as required.
Like with most breads, vegan soda bread is freezer friendly. Personally, I like to freeze it sliced and take it out of the freezer and straight into my toaster as and when I need it.
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Vegan Soda Bread
Put all your dry ingredients in a large bowl (including the seeds if using) and give them a good mix with a spoon or a whisk.
Give it all a quick mix with a spoon and once dough starts coming together get in and mix it gently with your hand before you turn it out onto lightly floured surface. There is no need for heavy kneading, you just want to make sure that all your ingredients are well incorporated. Add a touch more flour or milk if required.
Once on the counter bring the dough together to form a neat round and transfer it onto baking sheet lined with baking paper and sprinkled with some flour.
Low Carb Vegan Soda Bread (gluten Free, Nut Free, Soy Free)
Using a dough scraper or a knife cut a large cross in the middle of the loaf ( about two thirds down through the loaf). Make sure you are careful not to cut your loaf into 4 pieces.
Sprinkle over some extra seeds if desired and bake in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes until golden and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
This delicious vegan soda bread is made with no yeast, no buttermilk or yogurt substitute and is completely dairy-free. All you need is handful of store cupboard ingredients and your favourite plant/nut milk. If you're after quick and easy loaf of bread that is ready in 40 minutes, this is it!Want to make soda bread without buttermilk? No problem! My No Buttermilk Soda Bread takes just 40 minutes to make, involves no kneading or proving, and is suitable for vegans and those following a dairy free
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