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sourdough irish brown bread with guinness on a wood cutting board on a white marble counter.

Sourdough Irish Brown Bread With Guinness

Mimi Council
This homemade bread Irish Brown Bread with sourdough discard is a quick and easy recipe for fresh bread! Try this Sourdough Discard Guinness Bread for St. Patrick's Day!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Bread
Cuisine Irish
Makes 10 servings
Calories 196 kcal

Equipment

  • Digital Food Scale
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Small Pot
  • 1-pound Loaf Pan

Ingredients
 
 

  • 57 grams salted butter
  • 42 grams blackstrap molasses
  • 334 grams Guinness beer
  • 113 grams sourdough discard
  • 56 grams buttermilk
  • 210 grams whole wheat flour
  • 90 grams rolled oats (plus more for topping)
  • 60 grams all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F and line a 1-pound loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a small pot, add the butter and molasses and put over low heat until melted completely.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together sourdough discard, Guinness, and buttermilk until no traces of discard remain.
  • In a separate bowl, add the whole wheat flour, oats, flour baking soda, and sea salt and whisk together
  • Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the butter mixture and Guinness mixture in.
  • Stir the ingredients together until no dry bits of flour remain, make sure you scrape the bottom. Don’t overmix. The mixture should look more like a cake batter than a dough.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Using a butter knife or paring knife, make a deep, vertical slice through the center of the loaf.
  • Sprinkle more oats on top of the dough.
  • Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes. Then without opening the oven door, turn the heat down to 350°F and continue baking for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the center of the loaf has set and registers at least 200°F when probed with an instant-read thermometer.
  • It's best to let this bread set and cool overnight before slicing. I just let it cool in the loaf pan on the counter.

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Notes

Tips
  • Weigh ingredients for the best results.
  • This is an Irish quick bread, so you notice there's no yeast here! This uses baking soda to leaven it so it makes it quick and easy (hence the name, quick bread!).
  • While there is Guinness in this bread, the alcohol reduces significantly during the baking. So, this is safe for kids too!
  • I don't use sugar in this bread as I don't think it needs it with the alcohol and molasses, but if you want it a little extra sweetness, you can add in 50 grams of cane sugar along with the flour.
  • Don't overmix the batter, it should look more like a lumpy cake batter than a dough.
  • Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing. This will ensure it doesn't break and you get nice clean cuts. If you want it to cool faster, transfer it to a wire rack.
  • High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 387mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 154IUCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg
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