There is nothing quite like waking up to the smell of home-baking in an Irish Farmhouse B&B. It’s a lovely start to the day knowing that a delicious breakfast awaits that usually includes brown soda bread. Surprisingly, for bread that tastes so delightful, it’s extremely easy to make. Try our easy to prepare recipe for Farmhouse Brown Soda Bread and see for yourself the wonderful results!
Ingredients
1½ Ib white flour
5 ozs wholemeal flour
5 ozs bran
1 level teaspoon bread soda
1 level teaspoon baking powder
1 level teaspoon cream of tartar
4 ozs melted butter
3 ozs brown or caster sugar
4 eggs – beaten
½ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
¾ litre fresh milk
Seasame seeds to sprinkle on top
This mixture makes 4 x 2 Ib loaf tins.
Cook at 190C/375F/Gas 5 for about 1.5 hours
Method
- Sieve white flour and bread soda
- Add wholemeal flour, bran, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar and nutmeg
- Mix to a wet dough with melted butter, eggs and fresh milk
- Divide equally between 4 greased 2 Ib loaf tins
- Sprinkle tops with seasame seeds
- Bake in pre-heated oven for about 1½ hours or until cooked
- Cool on a wire tray