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Gluten Free Soda Bread

Need gluten free bread in a hurry? This easy Gluten Free Soda Bread recipe is ready in just 40 minutes, with no kneading or proving required. (Plus it’s very easy to make dairy free if you need this Gluten Free Soda Bread to be dairy free too!)

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 115 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

  • 350 g gluten free plain flour (I use Doves Farm Free Gluten Free Plain Flour - see Note 1)
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste (see Note 2)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (see Note 3)
  • 200 ml milk (see Note 4)
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (see Note 5)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6 / 400F. Dust a non-stick baking tray with a little gluten free plain flour.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together thoroughly the gluten free plain flour, salt and baking soda.
  3. In a jug, mix together the milk and vinegar.
  4. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  5. Leave the mixture to rest for 5 minutes. (See Note 6.)
  6. Bring the dough together into a ball using your hands. The dough should just come together into a ball, but shouldn’t be wet and sloppy. (If it doesn’t all come together, add a splash of water. If it’s too wet and sloppy add a touch more flour.)
  7. Roll the dough into a ball and place on your prepared baking tray.
  8. Flatten the ball a little and then cut a deep cross into it. The cross should go almost to the base of the loaf – but not quite!
  9. Sprinkle the loaf with a little gluten free plain flour.
  10. Bake the loaf in your pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes until cooked all the way through and golden on top.
  11. Ideally, serve warm – straight out of the oven!

Notes

  • Be sure to use plain (all purpose) gluten free plain flour NOT gluten free bread flour and NOT gluten free self-raising flour.
  • Salt is a very personal thing. I find ½ to 1 teaspoon is about right for my own personal tastes, but feel free to adjust to suit your own personal preferences.
  • Be sure to use baking soda (which is the same as bicarbonate of soda) DO NOT use baking powder, which is a different thing entirely!
  • Traditionally soda bread uses buttermilk, however buttermilk can be hard to get hold of and expensive. Regular milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar (or lemon juice) works just as well, and means you don’t have to go out and buy special ingredients for this recipe. However, if you prefer, you can use 285g (10oz) buttermilk or 285g (10oz) natural yogurt in this recipe, in place of the milk AND vinegar. Any milk will work in this recipe. I use regular cow’s milk, but you can use a plant-based milk, if you need this to be vegan or dairy free.
  • Alternatively, you can use white wine vinegar or lemon juice. At a push you could use red wine vinegar, but DO NOT use malt vinegar or balsamic vinegar.
  • I would normally put soda bread straight into the oven, but I find gluten free flour can be a bit ‘gritty’ if you do that. Resting the mixture for 5 minutes before shaping and baking means the flour can absorb some of the liquid from the milk, resulting in a less ‘gritty’ texture. The 5 minute resting time does not affect the loaf’s ability to rise in the oven.
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 115kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 197mg (8%) Potassium 55mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 17IU (0%) Vitamin C 0.03mg (0%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 115

% Daily Value*

Calories 115kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 197mg 8%
Potassium 55mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 17IU 0%
Vitamin C 0.03mg 0%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.