Rye Irish Soda Bread (with Guinness beer)
Crusty and soft this Irish soda bread is such a perfect side dish to your soups, stews and delicious on its own slathered in butter as well. It is a one bowl recipe that is very simple to make and uses Guinness beer in the dough which gives the bread a delicious malt like flavor.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
- 9x5 inch loaf Tin
Ingredients
- 1 and 3/4 cup rye flour
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Guinness beer/any stout
Top with room temperature butter
Serve with more butter, sea salt flakes and coffee
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 deg F, brush the baking tin with a little oil and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the rye flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar and whisk together until combined.
- Add the buttermilk, Guinness beer and stir together using a rubber spatula until mixed through and there are no dry pockets.
- Transfer the dough into the prepared tin, pipe a line of the softened butter in the center of the tin and bake for 20 minutes at 400 deg F.
- Then reduce the heat to 350 F and continue baking for 25 minutes or until a tooth pick/knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes before removing, slicing and serving while still hot. Serve it with butter, salt, jam and coffee.
Notes
- To make homemade butter milk mix 3/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup cream and 1 tbsp vinegar. Stir and set aside.
- Do not over mix the batter or else the bread will get dense, make sure the dry ingredients are well mixed in.