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Vegan Irish Soda Bread

This Vegan Irish Soda Bread is a yeast-free rustic bread made with simple ingredients. After a quick bake, the slices are ready to be slathered in vegan butter and served next to vegan Irish stew and other soups and stews!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Irish
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 334kcal
Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

Vegan Buttermilk

The Rest

  • 4-4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 tablespoons vegan butter, cold and cut into cubes
  • 1 cup raisins, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Make the vegan buttermilk by mixing the milk and vinegar in a bowl. Set aside to curdle.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 4 cups of flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
  • Using clean fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the raisins in now, if using.
  • Pour in the vegan buttermilk and stir with a large wooden spoon until it's mostly together.
  • Knead the dough a little bit so it comes together. It won't be a perfectly round ball of dough. Add flour to the dough and your hands as needed if it's too sticky.
  • Transfer to a lightly floured surface and shape into a round loaf. Again, it won't look perfect! Now place the loaf onto a baking pan or better yet a cast iron pan.
  • Score the bread with an x using a serrated knife, about an inch to two inches deep.
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes, until golden. Cool for 10 minutes, then slice and enjoy.

Notes

  1. May use another plant milk, such as almond or oat milk.
  2. I haven't tested it gluten free, but you can try using an all purpose gluten free flour mix. Whole wheat flour may also work for a more dense loaf of bread.
  3. This is a pretty salty bread, but you can choose to cut the salt in half if you want.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 8 servings | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 642mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 393IU | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 4mg