Guinness Brown Bread
A traditional Irish brown bread made with hearty wholemeal flour, rolled oats and a touch of light brown sugar for gentle sweetness. Guinness stout and tangy buttermilk create a rich depth of flavour while keeping the crumb soft and moist. Finished with a sprinkle of oats on top and baked to a golden crust, this wholesome loaf has a deep, malty character and a beautifully rustic texture. Perfect served warm with butter, alongside soups and chowders, or as part of a classic Irish breakfast.
Sarah Butler
Sarah Butler
Recipe - Tralee - Garvey
Guinness Brown Bread
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings16
Cook Time75 Minutes
Ingredients
300g wholemeal flour
100g plain flour
80g rolled oats
2 tbsp light brown sugar
2 tsp bread soda
20g butter
1 egg
300ml Guinness
500ml buttermilk
2 tbsp black treacle
Directions
Ingredients
- 300g wholemeal flour
- 100g plain flour
- 80g rolled oats, plus 2 tbsp for the topping of the bread
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tsp bread soda
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 20g butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 300ml Guinness
- 500ml buttermilk
- 2 tbsp black treacle
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180 °C (fan).
- Line 2 x 1lb loaf tins.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the wholemeal flour, plain flour, oats, sugar, bread soda and salt.
- In a large measuring jug, whisk together the melted butter, egg, buttermilk, Guinness and treacle.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and, using a fork, mix in the wet ingredients.
- Stir together until combined (the mixture will appear quite wet).
- Divide the mixture between the two tins.
- Bake the bread in the pre-heated oven for 40 minutes.
- Once nice and golden, cover the tops with foil to help prevent them from burning.
- Cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove the loaves from their tins and bake for a further 10 minutes to give a nice crust.
- Total baking time is 75 minutes.
- Once baked, allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
- Remove and wrap in a clean tea towel to cool completely on a cooling rack.
10 minutes
Prep Time
75 minutes
Cook Time
16
Servings
Recipe
Ingredients
- 300g wholemeal flour
- 100g plain flour
- 80g rolled oats, plus 2 tbsp for the topping of the bread
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tsp bread soda
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 20g butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 300ml Guinness
- 500ml buttermilk
- 2 tbsp black treacle
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180 °C (fan).
- Line 2 x 1lb loaf tins.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the wholemeal flour, plain flour, oats, sugar, bread soda and salt.
- In a large measuring jug, whisk together the melted butter, egg, buttermilk, Guinness and treacle.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and, using a fork, mix in the wet ingredients.
- Stir together until combined (the mixture will appear quite wet).
- Divide the mixture between the two tins.
- Bake the bread in the pre-heated oven for 40 minutes.
- Once nice and golden, cover the tops with foil to help prevent them from burning.
- Cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove the loaves from their tins and bake for a further 10 minutes to give a nice crust.
- Total baking time is 75 minutes.
- Once baked, allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
- Remove and wrap in a clean tea towel to cool completely on a cooling rack.
