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Guinness Bread

This Guinness Bread made with wholemeal flour, oats, treacle and stout is so quick to make and tastes sensational with jam or cheese. A delicious soda loaf bread that requires no yeast or a mixer.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 165 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

Dry ingredients
  • 260 g (2 cups) wholemeal flour
  • 90 g (1 cup) rolled oats plus 1 tbsp to sprinkle on bread
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
Wet ingredients
  • 240 ml (1 cup) buttermilk
  • 255 ml (1 ½ cups) Guinness or similar stout
  • 2 tbsp melted butter or vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp molasses or treacle

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Mist a 2 lb/ 900g loaf pan with cake release and line with baking paper, letting the edges of the paper overhang slightly.
  2. Add all the wet ingredients into a bowl or large measuring jug and stir to combine.
  3. Measure the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently to combine until the batter is smooth and no dry streaks remain.
  5. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and sprinkle with the oats. Bake for 35 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (180°C) and continue to bake for a further 25 minutes. Turn the oven off, open the door slightly ajar and leave the bread in the oven until it has cooled down, an extra 30 minutes or so.
  6. Turn out onto a cooling rack, slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • Store the bread in a cake tin for 3 days or slice and freeze then toast from frozen.

Nutrition Information

Calories 165kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 9mg (3%) Sodium 543mg (23%) Potassium 165mg (5%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 110IU (2%) Calcium 105mg (11%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 165

% Daily Value*

Calories 165kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 543mg 23%
Potassium 165mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 110IU 2%
Calcium 105mg 11%
Iron 1mg 6%

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

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