Hello! Grease a 1 1/2 to 2-quart baking dish, or an 8" or 9" cast-iron skillet or cake pan that's at least 1 1/2" deep. My question is about altitude. Used King Arthur flours which I have noticed sometimes require a little more liquid than other flour. The mug is more or less equivalent to three quarters of an American cup: 2 mugs fine brown flour, 1 mug coarse brown flour (you can substitute other flours and make one mug white for lighter bread), half mug ground up nuts or seeds or oats or bran or combination, quarter mug melted butter or oil, 2 eggs, about 2 mugs buttermilk. I live in Cork Ireland and your recipe is excellent. I was transported back to Ireland (if only with my eyes closed). English Muffin Mix and Ring Set $31.80 Cheers! King Arthur Explore Our Tools. Mix together the flours, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Hi Nora! I hope you will both be able to return to Ireland again soon, it's such a relief that we seem to be inching our way back to normal. And if you have some time let rest the dough much longer, appr. Pans; Pans. Correctionmy typomeant to refer to 150 ml. I would like to know whether I should use the "coarse" or the "extra-coarse". Making bread is such a rewarding and relaxing process you did such a lovely job capturing that with the photos. Add more buttermilk as needed. You can also freeze the bread; wrap it very well and seal tightly in a freezer bag to protect the flavor and texture. I baked this bread yesterday. I am trying this on my next bake! Robert told me that they mill the flour so it has a coarse texture. . Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you mix the dough, then drain well. I hope this helps! Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk and the oil or butter. When I tested this in a 9-inch by 5-inch glass pan, I baked it following the same directions above: 10 minutes at 400 F then 40 minutes more at 375 F. The internal temp of the finished loaf should be about 180 F. Thanks for the great question - let me know how it turns out! I cant figure out how to add a picture, or I would. Odlums is available in some stateside supermarkets. Remove the bread to a cooling rack, and let it rest for at least 30 minutes before slicing. ron: I quoted the original recipes notes, which are at the end of the headnote before the recipe. Add the butter and work in with your fingers until fully incorporated and there are no lumps larger than a pea. Use a sharp knife to slash a cross in the top of the dough, and poke a hole in each corner of the dough (to let the fairies out!). This is another post I had to postpone or I wd have needed another breakfast. I have just made this receipe to the exact measurements and wonder if the 4.5 tablespoons of sugar was a typo. We visited Ireland a few years ago and my most favorite part of their breakfasts was the brown bread, unlike any bread Id ever tasted. I'm Nancy Mock and I live in beautiful northern Vermont with my family. But yes, I think you can reduce the sugar without negatively affecting how the brown bread will turn out. The bread is ready when you tap the bottom and it sounds hollow. Whole wheat pastry flour will make a moist loaf with fine crumb; Irish-Style Flour, a more traditional open-textured, drier loaf. We remember stuffing ourselves at the stewed fruit and baked goods and oatmeal tables, and then being asked by the marvelous waitress, And now what will you have for breakfast? After which arrived various delicacies, including the freshest fish ever. Seasonal Mix & Pan Sets Explore Our Pans . Im a big bread eater, and never shy away from a bread plate no matter where I am, and have never had such good soda breads as Ive had in Ireland. I'm drooling right now. Shape it into a round, then place it on the lined baking sheet. Gently stir yogurt into the oatmeal mixture. I also sprinkled some of the cornmeal over the top of the dough once it went into the pan. King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Brush the top with melted butter, if desired. . About 8 minutes to read this article. Thank you so much, it's wonderful to hear from you! Preheat the oven to 400 F. Have ready an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven or a baking sheet. Which would be better? I am grinding my own grains again after years of not doing so, and trying many variations on the grain (einkorn, millet, buckwheat, even chickpea) just because I think it will be a fun exploration (after, of course, I have mastered the basic version). This is a lovely recipe, and it was not harmed by my tweaking it just a bit. Required fields are marked *. We unlucky souls with celiac disease can only look and drool. I have noticed that Germany has the widest range of flours available near me, with nearly whole aisles of the grocery store devoted to it! This looks like a great recipe for brown bread. Copyright If you have time, I'd love to hear where you traveled in Ireland! Regards, Lol. I have never tried this bread! Mom has passed on and so happy I can make for my family thanks so much. I really just loved it. Combine the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, rolled oats, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. The bread is best eaten fresh, smeared with lots of good butter, or toasted for breakfast, with jam and butter. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture forms fine crumbs. When I was growing up people would talk about how crisp a crust they could get on their brown soda or scones. Re coarse ground wholemeal, one solution is to buy a very reasonably priced and indestructible grain grinder from the German firm Jupiter Getreidemuehle with a choice of a stone or steel mechanism. Of course its an easy recipe, but in my opinion there is too much yeast in this bread. Its an excellent bread Ive been making since 1973 when I found Myrtle Allens recipe in Beard On Bread. Stir together until blended some lumps will remain. I agree with you, it definitely sustained us and we had it with nearly every meal! This bread looks fantastic. The baker in your pics looks so much like our choir conductor we had in Devon that its each time I come back like an unreal (and pleasant) shock. Special Savings. Can we make this bread in a loaf tin? I was avoiding discussing making the dough ahead of time since I didnt try it but knew that people would inquire about it. Everywhere we stopped we found slices and loaves, and we quickly fell in love with this hearty, brown soda bread. Looks lovely ! The rich, thick molasses add a touch of sweetness. Hope it is still great tomorrow for breakfast! One cup is the equivalent of 120-125 grams. Hi Ali, Thanks for trying my Brown Bread! I am so glad you liked the recipe! Thank you!! Oh dear you said 1/2 in your directions. The bread was also on the breakfast table at Murphy's Farmhouse B&B in Castlemaine. Odlums is another good wholemeal flour to use when King Arthur Flour is out of their Irish flour. How does this happen. All that said, the spirit of this loaf is that its something that anyone can make at home, so dont fret. Kitchen Scales Pans. I find too that if I use sour milk rather than buttermilk the texture of my bread is lighter though it might not always be possible to get. I guess Ill try again tomorrow. Hi David, My bible is a little paperback by James Beard Beard on Bread. He sums up almost every recipe by writing that the given bread is particularly good with plenty of good, sweet butter. It was amusing to read those same words in your post, too. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you mix the dough, then drain well. Ill be trying out this recipe soon! We had it with tea at E.J. How to Make Irish Brown Bread Step 1: Preheat and Prep Start by preheating the oven then grease and line a pullman loaf pan or a standard 1 pound loaf pan with parchment paper cut to fit the pan. And I agree - dont forget that butter! I havent been able to test the other flour. Hopefully that will do the trick and I can keep on making it like that! I'm looking forward to baking Aunt Lizzie's soda bread next. http://celnat.fr/farines-et-autres-moutures/semoules/1333-semoule-fine-complete-de-ble-dur-. Everytime my American wife and I go home to Ireland, the first thing we do, once we get to my home town is head straight for my local, the bridge bar for seafood chowder, brown bread and a pint of Guinness. Remove the bread to a cooling rack, and let it rest for at least 30 minutes before slicing. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness Link Party . I have it in the old mini-paperback version! Super good, especially given how little work it is. I suspect that the bread would be more dense and heavy made this way, but since I haven't tried it with this recipe I can't say for sure. There are a few different wholemeal flowers we use, there is wheaten which is more finely milled and then the rougher wholemeals. I havent tried it yet, it seems lovely but what measurement do you mean please by a 'cup'. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes before using it in the recipe. Can you leave out the AP flour altogether? Heat over medium, just until mixture reaches warm room temperature. The type of wheat grown in Ireland at this time, a soft wheat with low protein content, was also a factor in the reliance upon soda bread. Step 4: Bake. Definitely going to now. Im from Dublin and have been baking brown bread foe 30+ years, eating it for 50+ and have never heard of anyone putting sugar in it. Making it, I didnt want to disappoint so I read your entire article, followed to a T except, I altered one ingredient. Certainly not traditional, but I guessed that it would change the texture more than it changed the taste. Coarsely ground from red whole wheat, this soft flour is our version of the whole grain flours used to bake traditional Irish breads. Thanks so much for this information. I must surprise her! Mix the flours with the salt in a medium bowl. I may give it a go and see! Slinte to you and your wife! Thank you for your reply. Now that I have more time, I now have an interest in food/cooking, wine and , of course, chocolate related travel thanks to you. . For lunch made an open faced sandwich. I recently purchased a mill and have been using it for pain au levain and cookies. We call it a brown soda made like this treacle bread and a friends mother always made in in a casserole dish in the oven with a lid on which is actually the way it was originally made in a metal oven like a covered dish in the ashes of an open fire with coals on top of the lid. Two good brands are Bob's Red Mill and Arrowhead Mills. Great recipe and detail! She and her family live in Vermont and enjoy all things food, as well as the beautiful outdoors, game nights, Avengers movies and plenty of maple syrup. I was wanting a ' sweet ' version of the bread and this worked for my needs. But, I think Ill try again with this recipe. Find a recipe now - head to the Recipe Index. I dont use the food processor and I import the stone ground flower, since its the only way to get the gritty texture that is so authentic. I will have to give it a try with honey, that sounds so delicious. Pour 150ml of water into a small bowl and stir in the molasses, then crumble in the fresh yeast, stirring a couple of times. Coat an 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. I don't normally add sugar or baking powder when I make soda bread but I must hand it to you, it makes a huge difference. I had it for breakfast toasted, excellent. Then I tried it with some Irish butter and it was just like being back there! I always sprinkle the top with toasted ground sesame seeds. Unfortunately way too much sugar. I emailed my Irish friend, and she said to flatten it to about 2" in height. I learned much of it is becausethe wheat is milled in such as way that it remains verycoarse, giving the breads their special hardy texture and flavor. The bread could not have been more perfect! I am going to grind my own wheat berries but keep the flour a little coarser, I am sure thatll work. After I got home, I set about testing it because I wanted to see if the bread would taste the same in my kitchen, with ingredients that I could find close to me. I hadn't heard that tip before, I'll try it on my next loaf. I added a bit more and was able to get it into a good loaf but there was still flour left over. It sounds like you were as smitten with the Brown Bread as we were! Today I tried your recipe for brown soda bread and my family and I have not stopped eating it since it came out of the oven. It is wonderful. That being said, I think some softened butter could be cut into the flour mixture and it wouldn't harm the finished loaf. My readers seem divided with many liking it sweetened and many cutting the sugar back. and of course in U.S. measurements 16 oz. Hi Gerardine, were you able to make my brown bread recipe and sample it? Whtat type of oats did you use? Thanks again for always providing new recipes to try; I really enjoy it. Pour in the molasses, Guinness, buttermilk, honey, and melted butter.