Tips for making a healthier Irish Soda Bread:
Tip # 1: Use whole wheat flour or a mixture of buckwheat and all-purpose flour will increase the fiber, protein, and antioxidant content of your bread.
High fiber food lowers cholesterol, a factor that when high, increases our risk for heart disease, helps the digestive tract, and enhances satiety, or fullness.
Antioxidants reduce our risks of cancers and heart disease.
Tip # 2: Add a variety of dried fruit such as cranberries, raisins, apricots, or any other dried fruit you want
Dried fruit adds so much nutritional value because fruits are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.
Tip # 3: Add a variety of nuts and seeds such as walnuts, pecans, sliced almonds, or sunflower seeds!
Incorporating different nuts and seeds provides our recipe with protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats.
These 3 tips from: – https://nutritiousgifts.com/healthy-irish-soda-bread-recipe/
We have also found this great gluten Free Irish Soda Bread recipe:
Ingredients
2¾ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
¼ tsp celtic sea salt
1½ tsp baking soda
½ cup raisins
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 pinch caraway seeds
1. In a large bowl combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, and raisins.
2. In a small bowl combine eggs, honey, and apple cider vinegar.
3. Mix wet ingredients into dry.
4. Place dough on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
5. Form into a large flat circle around 8-inches across and 1½-inches tall.
6. Using a serrated knife, score top of dough ½-inch deep, in shape of a cross.
7. Sprinkle top of bread with caraway seeds.
8. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, then turn off oven and leave bread in for 10 minutes.
9. Cool for one hour.
10. Serve.
The Video below also shows a great Traditional and Healthy Irish Soda Bread.
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