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Irish Brown Bread Recipe
Irish Brown Bread features whole wheat flour, oats, and dark brown sugar combined with buttermilk and Guinness beer for moisture and flavor. The bread is dense but tender with a slightly sweet and malty taste, baked in a Dutch oven for a rustic crust and soft crumb. It's a hearty bread suitable for spreading with butter or serving alongside soups and stews.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Resting Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
423 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 -1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 11.2 oz beer Guinness, bottle
- 1/4 cup old fashioned oats additional, for topping
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Grease a Dutch oven or a round 2 quart oven-safe bowl. You can use cooking spray or butter.
- In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt using a whisk.
- In another bowl, combine wet ingredients including melted butter, vanilla, buttermilk and Guinness beer. Whisk together to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until you get a well-blended batter. This will not look like a typical bread dough, but more of a batter.
- Pour batter into greased baking dish or Dutch oven. Sprinkle with additional oats.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 400 and bake another 30 minutes. Lastly, turn the oven off, crack the oven door open, and keep the Irish brown bread inside to cool for 30 minutes. (If using a Dutch oven, take the entire Dutch oven out, set it on a heat-safe surface, and remove the lid so the bread can cool.) Remove and enjoy!
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Notes
- You can substitute ginger ale for the Guinness or omit beer, doubling the buttermilk instead.
- Store at room temperature in a paper bag or bread box for up to a week; freeze wrapped tightly for up to four months.
- Use a Dutch oven with the lid on during baking to develop a crust; a wider pot yields a flatter loaf, while a narrower pot creates a taller one.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
423kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
653mg
(27%)
Potassium
374mg
(8%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
385IU
(8%)
Calcium
117mg
(12%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 423kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 653mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 374mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.