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Brown bread should be among the greatest exports that Ireland gave to the world.
Is there anything more pleasant than a fresh slice of brown bread, hot cup tea, conversations with dear?
Try this recipe for traditional Irish brown bread and tell us what you do from it!
Irish brown bread recipe
ingredients:
- 4 cups of whole wheat flour
- 2 cups of white flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 2 cups of milk or sour milk
- 2 tablespoons of butter
road:
Mix the entire wheat flour with white flour. Rub the butter in the flour. Add salt and soda.
Make a well in the middle and gradually mix in the liquid. Break with a wooden spoon. You may need less or more liquid, and this depends on the image of the flour. The dough should be soft but it can be controlled.
Knead the dough in a ball in a bowl of mixing with your hands.
Put on a flour bread sheet lightly and with your hand flattening in a 1/2 -inch circle.
With a knife dipped in the flour, make a cross across the bread, so that it is easily divided into quarters when it is baked.
Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake another 15 minutes.
If the crust looks very difficult, wrap the baked bread with a wet tea cloth. Leave the loaf stand up to it until cold.
* It was originally published in 2015, updated in June 2025.