Irish Brown Bread

Irish brown bread is a form of Irish soda bread made with whole wheat flour.  This bread is a staple in my wife’s family, a hot cup of Barry’s Tea with brown bread topped with butter instantly brings me back to Ireland County Meath; visiting Nana and Pappy.

Irish Soda Bread

Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda) is used as a leavening agent instead of the more common yeast. The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, bread soda, salt, and buttermilk. The buttermilk in the dough contains lactic acid, which reacts with the baking soda to form tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide. Other ingredients can be added such as raisins, egg or various nuts.