Irish Guinness Wheaten Recipe

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5.0

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    12 slices

  • Calories

    179 kcal

  • Course

    Bread

  • Cuisine

    Irish

Irish Guinness Wheaten Recipe

This moist Guinness wheaten bread, or brown bread, is a typical Irish bread with a hearty texture made with whole-meal flour, oats, and Guinness stout.

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Ingredients

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  • 50 g butter 2 oz + some to butter the pan
  • 1 tablespoon treacle or molasses, Note 2
  • 450 g wholemeal flour preferably coarse, 1 lb, Note 3
  • 30 g oats old-fashioned, rolled oats or porridge oats ⅓ cup + 1 extra Tbsp, divided, Note 4
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt or Kosher salt
  • 400 ml Guinness 13.5 oz Notes 5, 6
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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Butter the loaf pan generously and sprinkle its bottom with ½ tablespoon oats.
  2. Melt butter and treacle (molasses) in a small pan. Set aside until you combine the rest of the ingredients.50 g butter + 1 tablespoon treacle
  3. Dry ingredients: Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.450 g wholemeal flour + 30 g oats + 4 tablespoons brown sugar + 2 teaspoons baking soda + ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  4. Combine dough: Stir stout beer into the butter and pour this mixture over the flour mixture. Mix well with a spoon to combine.400 ml Guinness
  5. Transfer the dough to the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle it with ½ tablespoon oats.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Carefully remove the brown bread from the loaf pan. Place it again in the oven, this time directly on the rack. Bake it for another 5 to 10 minutes. Check if it’s cooked through; it should sound hollow when tapped on the underside.
  7. Cool: Wrap it in a clean tea towel, place it on a wire rack, and let it cool before slicing.

Notes

  • Measurements: Always use a digital kitchen scale in baking; it guarantees the best results (Amazon affiliate link).
  • Treacle or molasses are both fine for this recipe. If you live in Germany, use Zuckerrübersirup.
  • Flour: Use coarse whole meal flour or stoneground whole wheat flour in the US for the most genuine results.
  • Oats: You need porridge oats, old-fashioned or rolled oats. Steel-cut oats are not suitable for making this bread.
  • Guinness: This recipe requires 400 ml/ 13.5 oz stout beer. However, a regular stout bottle contains 330ml/ 11 oz beer; one can usually contains 350 ml/ 12 oz. If you don’t want to open a second container (and drink the rest), replace the missing amount with buttermilk or yogurt (See Tips).
  • You can substitute Guinness with another stout beer.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1slice Calories 179kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 9mg (3%) Sodium 545mg (23%) Potassium 41mg (1%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 104IU (2%) Calcium 81mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 179 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 179kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 545mg 23%
Potassium 41mg 1%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 104IU 2%
Calcium 81mg 8%
Iron 1mg 6%

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

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