Best Treacle Bread Brown Soda Bread Recipes

Treacle Bread (Brown Soda Bread) image

Provided by Sue Stone @Bayhill

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cup(s) all purpose flour
1 cup(s) whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
1-1/4 cup(s) buttermilk, plus additional as needed
3 tablespoon(s) dark molasses (preferably blackstrap)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and ginger in a large bowl; mix well.
In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and molasses; mix well. Stir buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture. Add additional buttermilk by tablespoonfuls if needed to make dry, rough dough. Transfer dough to floured surface; knead 8 to 10 times or just until smooth (do not overknead). Shape dough into a round loaf about 1-1/2" thick. Transfer to prepared baking sheet.
Use floured knife to cut halfway through dough, scoring into quarters (called "farls" in Ireland). Sprinkle top of dough with additional flour, if desired.
Bake about 35 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm. Note: Bread can be sliced or pulled apart into farls.

Traditional Irish Treacle Bread image

Provided by Racquel Sweeney

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 6

500 g or 1lb plain flour (sieved)
2 Tbsp treacle also known as molasses in america .
1/2 pt butter milk or cows milk (approx)
2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp bread soda
2 oz raisins or sultanas

Steps:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200c/400f.ligth dust a flat baking sheet with flour. Leave the tin of treacle in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes, this will help soften treacle and make it easier to spoon out of tin. Heat the treacle and butter milk in a low heat just slightly warm .
2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add sufficient liquid to mix ,to a soft dough then onto a floured surface and lighting knead. Shape into a round circle, place onto the flat baking sheet and make a cross on top of dough with a knife.
3. Place into pre-heated oven and bake for about 40 minutes. Treacle bread is a traditional Irish favourite. When baked the bread will have a hallow sound if trapped on the base. cool on wire tray for 5 minutes.
4. Then get a clean ,dry tea towel and wrap the treacle bread up in it, this will help to give a softer crust on your bread..
5. NOTE= when completely cooled serve with a spread of butter and a cup of tea....:)