Seeded Irish Soda Bread

Name: Seeded Irish Soda Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 large egg; ¾ cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) plus 3 tablespoons whole milk, low-fat milk, or soy milk; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; ½ cup (1¾ oz/50 g) sorghum flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal; 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons gluten-free oat bran; ⅓ cup (1½ oz/45 g) shelled sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds; ¼ cup (2 oz/60 g) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces; 1½ teaspoons chia or poppy seeds (optional); 2 teaspoons xanthan gum; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup (2¾ oz/80 g) gluten-free oat flour; ½ cup (2½ oz/75 g) potato starch; 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Gluten-Free Baking

By Kristine Kidd

Published 2015

About

Oats and seeds fill this hearty loaf, and you will not miss the wheat. It is great warm or at room temperature, spread with butter and preserves, or butter and smoked salmon. It also makes an ideal accompaniment to steaming bowls of chowder.

Ingredients

½ cup (1¾ oz/50 g) sorghum flour, plus more for dusting
¾

Dessert
Preserve
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease an 8-to 9-inch (20- to 23- cm