Chris’s Guinness Bread – The Irish Baker Abroad
Recipe
300g | 2 1/2 cups Whole-wheat flour
100g | 3/4 cup Plain Flour
100g | 1 1/4 cup of Oats
1 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda
1/2 tsp of Baking Powder
1 tsp of Salt
1 tbsp of melted butter
2 tbsp of treacle or substitute with molasses
200ml | 3/4 cup of Guinness
250ml | 1 cup of Buttermilk
You can add 2 tsp of brown sugar if you want to add some sweetness.
Chris’s Guinness Bread
Method
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl. In another bowl or jug mix the Guinness, buttermilk and butter together with a fork. Add to the dry ingredients. Combine everything with a wooden spoon and pour it in to a greased 1.5L or a 2Ib loaf tin.Top with oats and Bake at 200C | 392F for about 50 minutes
Fan oven 180C | 356F
You can also use natural or Greek yoghurt as a substitute for buttermilk in this recipe. Just thin it out a little with a drop of water. Alternatively you can add about 1 1/2 tbsps of vinegar or lemon juice to 250ml of regular milk. Stir and let it stand for about 10 minutes before adding it.
All the best
Chris – Your Irish Baker Abroad 🇮🇪☘️
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