Shanagarry Brown Soda Bread

Name: Shanagarry Brown Soda Bread
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, finely sieved; 75 g plain flour, preferably unbleached; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon salt; 425 ml buttermilk or sour milk (approx.); 425 ml buttermilk or sour milk (approx.); 1 teaspoon honey or treacle; 1 tablespoon sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing; 400 g stone-ground wholemeal flour; 1 teaspoon honey or treacle; sunflower or sesame seeds (optional); sunflower or sesame seeds (optional)

Preparation info

Makes
1

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

This is a more modern version of soda bread. It couldn’t be simpler – just mix and pour into a well-greased tin. This bread keeps very well for several days and is also great toasted.

Ingredients

400 g stone-ground wholemeal flour
75 g plain flour, preferably unbleached
1 level

Europe
Ireland
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Grease a 13cm × 20cm (450g) loaf tin or three small loaf tins (14.6cm × 7.6cm).

Put all the dry ingredients, including the sieved bicarb, in a large bowl and mix well. Whisk the egg, buttermilk, oil and honey or treacle together. Make