Irish wheaten bread - with a touch of guinness! (Bread Recipes)

Member Name: karlsm93

Product:	Bread Recipes
Date:	06/07/09 (260 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to make, tastes great, a staple part of the irish diet

Disadvantages: None

I am unsure as to whether good old irish wheaten bread is readily available in England, however, being from Northern Ireland, wheaten bread is available in literally every supermarket and bakery, and in fact, most of us have been brought up with it as part of our diet. Even irish chef Paul Rankin has his own range of wheaten bread for sale on the shelves.

We were always used to having wheaten bread as part of breakfast some mornings, as an accompaniement to soup instead of a roll, with a salad, or even simply with you evening meal.

This is a recipe for wheaten bread that has been passed down to me, and it can be added to if you desire.

Ingredients (these quantities will make 2 x 2lb loaves)

600g wholemeal
150g pinhead oatmeal (Scotch oats will do the same)
150g porridge oats
150g butter
100g caster sugar
3 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 pint buttermilk

(instead of all buttermilk, the quantity stated can be mae up of buttermilk and guinness depending on your tastebuds - the guinness with give it a darker colour and a nuttier flavour)


Method

1. Mix all the ingredients together and make the mixure wet (the milk and the egg should do this)

2. Grease two 2lb loaf tins with butter

3. Divide the mixture over the two tins.

4. Bake for 40 -60 minutes at 175C in your oven. The bread will be cooked when a skewer is put in the centre and comes out clean.

5. Turn out from the tin, and wrap in a clean cloth. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Wheaten bread can be frozen, so you can pop one in the freezer and enjoy the other one, however it does not keep fresh for too long, so enjoy its whilst its freshly made.

Summary: Irish wheaten bread - hard to beat!