Darina Allen's Easy Whole Wheat Soda Bread Recipe
This Easy Whole Wheat Soda Bread from Irish Chef, Darina Allen, is a modern version of that you mix and pour in a pan - simple, healthy and delicious
Servings: 24
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups stone ground whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup unbleached white flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, sifted
- 1 large egg
- 1-1/2 tablespoons canola or sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 cups buttermilk, plus a little more if necessary
- Sunflower or sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Positon a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400F degrees. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, salt and baking soda until well blended.
- In another bowl, stir together the egg, oil, honey and buttermilk until well combined.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture. Mix well and add more buttermilk if necessary, to create a soft and slightly sloppy mixture.
- Pour into the greased pan.
- Sprinkle some sunflower or sesame seeds on top, if desired.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour or until the bread is browned and crusty and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. (For a softer crust, wrap in a clean dish towel before placing on the wire rack to cool.)
Notes
Serving size: 1/2 thick slice soda bread
WW Points: 2
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(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 3 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 2 PointsPlus (Old plan) Darina suggests that for a healthy seed bread, you can add to the dry ingredients 1 tablespoon each sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and cracked wheat, reserving a little bit of the mixture to scatter on top before baking. I used all white whole wheat flour with good results.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 3 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 2 PointsPlus (Old plan) Darina suggests that for a healthy seed bread, you can add to the dry ingredients 1 tablespoon each sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and cracked wheat, reserving a little bit of the mixture to scatter on top before baking. I used all white whole wheat flour with good results.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/24th loaf | Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg