Irish Guinness Brown Bread
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Calories
2522 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Breakfast, Baked Goods, Brunch
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Cuisine
Irish
Irish Guinness Brown Bread
Description
This Irish Guinness Brown Bread blends dry ingredients—oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt—with wet ingredients including Guinness beer, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla extract. The beer contributes a subtle malt flavor and helps leaven the bread with its carbonation, while the buttermilk adds tenderness.
After mixing, the wet and dry ingredients form a moist batter rather than a traditional dough. The batter is poured into a buttered loaf pan and sprinkled with oats on top. The initial high baking temperature sets the crust quickly, then lowering the oven heat helps the loaf bake through without drying out. The bread develops a hearty, moist crumb with a distinct malty sweetness.
Irish Guinness Brown Bread is well suited for toasting or accompanying hearty dishes. It offers a rustic alternative to white bread with rich flavor and a dense texture. Cool completely before slicing to ensure the crumb sets properly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats not instant, plus more for sprinkling, quick cooking
- 2 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 11-12 ounces Guinness beer 1 bottle, room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 tablespoons butter melted, plus more for the pan, unsalted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and butter a 9 x 5 bread pan, set aside.
- In one bowl, add the oats, whole wheat and all-purpose flours, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine.
- In another bowl, add the beer, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stir until fully mixed. Batter will be wet.
- Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan, sprinkle more oats on top. Place in oven and then turn oven temperature down to 400°F. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove bread from pan and allow to cool on a cooling rack completely before slicing.
Notes
- This recipe was adapted from Ina Garten’s "Cooking for Jeffrey."
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2522 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 2522kcal | 126% |
| Carbohydrates | 403g | 134% |
| Protein | 59g | 118% |
| Fat | 77g | 118% |
| Saturated Fat | 43g | 215% |
| Cholesterol | 177mg | 59% |
| Sodium | 7416mg | 309% |
| Potassium | 2141mg | 46% |
| Fiber | 37g | 148% |
| Sugar | 121g | 242% |
| Vitamin A | 2145IU | 43% |
| Calcium | 687mg | 69% |
| Iron | 16mg | 89% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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