Sourdough Irish Brown Bread

This hearty Irish brown bread combines the nutty richness of wholemeal flour with the tangy depth of a sourdough starter, creating a rustic loaf that's both wholesome and flavorful.

Course Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Irish

Keyword Bread Recipes, Sourdough Discard

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 51

Servings slices

Calories 205kcal

Author Kate Freebairn

Equipment

1 L or 1.05 qt Loaf Pan (8" x 4")

Ingredients

200 g All Purpose Flour
150 g Whole Wheat Flour
10 g Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda (bicarbonate of soda)
150 g Sourdough Starter (or sourdough discard)
330 g Buttermilk (see notes for alternatives)
20 g Molasses (or honey)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180C (350F) and lightly grease a loaf pan with butter.
Add the dry ingredients (all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt) to a bowl and whisk to combine.
In a separate, smaller bowl, add the sourdough starter, buttermilk and molasses and whisk together until well combined.
Tip the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and then gently mix together using a spoon or spatula. Don't over mix, it should be just moistened.
Tip the batter into the loaf pan you greased earlier and place into the oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and risen.
Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan and cooling on a wire rack before slicing and slathering with butter!
(You can of course eat it straight from the oven, but I find it much easier to slice if you let it sit for 10 minutes).

Notes

Honey or Molasses - you can use either honey or molasses in this recipe. Molasses will give you a deeper color than honey and I prefer the flavor with molasses, but either one works just fine.

Buttermilk - I've used fresh buttermilk from making my own butter. Store bought buttermilk works just as well. If you are out of buttermilk, then you can use the same amount of whole milk with a little white vinegar added. Allow it to thicken for around 5 minutes before you use it.

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