Top 'o the Mornin' with this Healthier Irish Soda Bread!
Quick & Easy
Irish Soda bread is an easy recipe to get you in a lucky Irish mood! I have adapted several recipes to make this one more healthy and absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
2 cups Organic Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
3 TBSP ground flaxseed meal
2 TBSP Date Sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 TBSP shredded organic orange peel (I used the wider shredder for larger orange peel pieces)
3 TBSP Organic Coconut Oil (I used the Kelapo Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil Baking Sticks)
1/3 cup Organic Currants (or raisins)
1/3 cup Organic Milk or Organic Almond Milk
1/4 cup Organic Greek Yogurt (or Soy yogurt)
1 Organic egg (or egg whites or substitute)
3 TBSP ground flaxseed meal
2 TBSP Date Sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 TBSP shredded organic orange peel (I used the wider shredder for larger orange peel pieces)
3 TBSP Organic Coconut Oil (I used the Kelapo Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil Baking Sticks)
1/3 cup Organic Currants (or raisins)
1/3 cup Organic Milk or Organic Almond Milk
1/4 cup Organic Greek Yogurt (or Soy yogurt)
1 Organic egg (or egg whites or substitute)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Put the currants or raisins in a small bowl and add about 2 TBSP of hot water. Allow to stand and the currants to plump up a bit In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, ground flaxseeds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange peel Drop the coconut oil onto the flour mixture, and with a pastry mixer or two knives, cut it into the flour until it resembles course crumbs Drain the currants and and stir them into the flour mixture Make a well in the center of the mixture In a small bowl, mix the milk, yogurt and egg together with a fork Add the liquid all at once to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened On a floured surface, knead the dough gently for about 5-6 times and then form a round loaf. It will be soft Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet Slash the dough with a knife in an X Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden Cut into wedges and serve warm for breakfast, as an accompaniment to herbal tea, or with a warm soup or stew Even if you're not Irish, you can be Irish-ish with this healthy recipe! It's great for St. Patrick's Day, or for the whole year!
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Put the currants or raisins in a small bowl and add about 2 TBSP of hot water. Allow to stand and the currants to plump up a bit
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, ground flaxseeds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange peel
Drop the coconut oil onto the flour mixture, and with a pastry mixer or two knives, cut it into the flour until it resembles course crumbs
Drain the currants and and stir them into the flour mixture
Make a well in the center of the mixture
In a small bowl, mix the milk, yogurt and egg together with a fork
Add the liquid all at once to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened
On a floured surface, knead the dough gently for about 5-6 times and then form a round loaf. It will be soft
Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet
Slash the dough with a knife in an X
Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden
Cut into wedges and serve warm for breakfast, as an accompaniment to herbal tea, or with a warm soup or stew
Even if you're not Irish, you can be Irish-ish with this healthy recipe! It's great for St. Patrick's Day, or for the whole year!
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Put the currants or raisins in a small bowl and add about 2 TBSP of hot water. Allow to stand and the currants to plump up a bit
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, ground flaxseeds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange peel
Drop the coconut oil onto the flour mixture, and with a pastry mixer or two knives, cut it into the flour until it resembles course crumbs
Drain the currants and and stir them into the flour mixture
Make a well in the center of the mixture
In a small bowl, mix the milk, yogurt and egg together with a fork
Add the liquid all at once to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened
On a floured surface, knead the dough gently for about 5-6 times and then form a round loaf. It will be soft
Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet
Slash the dough with a knife in an X
Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden
Cut into wedges and serve warm for breakfast, as an accompaniment to herbal tea, or with a warm soup or stew
Even if you're not Irish, you can be Irish-ish with this healthy recipe! It's great for St. Patrick's Day, or for the whole year!
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