
5.0 from 9 votes
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
- 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.
- Add all the wet ingredients into a bowl or large measuring jug and stir to combine.
- Measure the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently to combine until the batter is smooth and no dry streaks remain.
- 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.
- Turn out onto a cooling rack, slice and enjoy!
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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.