Description
Irish brown bread is irresistible for breakfast, snacks, basically anytime. It's also incredibly easy to make.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups (400g) stone ground whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup (50g) rolled oats, plus extra to sprinkle on top
- 1/4 cup (50g) steel cut oats
- 2 teaspoons (10g) baking soda
- 2 1/2 teaspoons (9g) Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar or honey (I use 1/2 teaspoon of each)
- 11 0z stout ale (330g), see notes
- 2/3 cup buttermilk (165g)
- 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses or black treacle
- 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC ) and arrange an oven rack in the center position. Grease a 9” loaf pan with butter or cooking spray. Line with parchment paper.
- Add dry ingredients (whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, salt, brown sugar) into a large bowl and whisk to fully combine.
- Add wet ingredients (ale, buttermilk, molasses, melted butter, honey) to the dry ingredients and stir with wooden spoon or rubber spatula just to the point where the dry ingredients have been fully incorporated.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan and spread evenly so the surface is flat throughout. Sprinkle additional rolled oats on surface.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until loaf is a deep brown and a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and leave to rest for a few minutes, then remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack and let cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- While some brown bread recipes call for Guinness, its strong flavor can be overpowering. For a more subtle, roasty malt character that complements the other ingredients beautifully, I recommend using O'Hara's Irish Stout.
- Nutrition Information: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for the advice of a professional nutritionist.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Category: bread
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: Irish