5 from 15 votes
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread is a rustic quick bread made from whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and optionally fennel seeds, with a vinegar and soy milk liquid base. It delivers a tender crumb with a slightly dense texture and a mild, slightly tangy flavor. The bread bakes without yeast, so it requires no proofing and can be eaten warm shortly after baking.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
12
slices (1 boule)
Calories:
84 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
Irish, Canadian
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour (260g)
- ¾ tsp baking soda (5g)
- ½ tsp table salt 3g, or 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds 6g *optional, whole
- 1 cup soy milk 240g *can sub with any milk of your choice, homemade
- 1 tbsp white vinegar 15g, or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and fennel seeds with a fork.
- Pour the vinegar and soy milk into the flour mixture. Mix thoroughly with fork. Don't overmix; the dough should be quite lumpy.
- Turn dough out onto a clean working surface dusted with flour. Pat dough into a rough rectangular shape, then fold one side over the other to form a square. Pat into a round boule. (See step-by-step-process pictures.)
- Bake at 375 °F, uncovered, for 35–40 minutes.
- Break into the bread and serve while hot! Unlike yeast breads, you don't have to wait for soda bread to cool before eating.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
84kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Sodium
212mg
(9%)
Potassium
121mg
(3%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
0.3g
(1%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 slices (1 boule)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 84kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 212mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 121mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.