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ThisGluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside and packed with sweet raisins. It's filling and nutritious, slices well and is perfect for St. Patrick's Day!It's no-knead, yeast-free,oil-free, refined sugar freeand nut-free too.
Inspired by this Gluten-Free Vegan Breadrecipe, I was keen to experiment with more quick-bread recipes and I knew I would have to try making a soda bread!
What is soda bread?
Soda bread is a yeast-free bread made using bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) as the raising agent. It is often combined with buttermilk, as the acidic buttermilk reacts with the alkaline bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to make a fluffy dough.
It is really easy to make dairy-free buttermilk!
How do you make vegan "buttermilk"?
1. Mix almond milk with vinegar in ameasuring jug.
2. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
Tip: This trick works with any kind of non-dairy milk, as the vinegar curdles the milk so that it resembles buttermilk.
How to make this recipe
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for thefull recipe.
- Mix together all the ingredients in aglass mixing bowl.
Tip:This batter is much more liquid than a traditional soda bread, as gluten-free flours absorb a lot more moisture!
- Transfer the mixture into a baking dish lined with greased baking paper(I used a 20 cm/8 inch circular tin).
Tip:Take asmall knifeanddraw a crossover the top of the batter, if desired.
- Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes, until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Make sure to leave the bread to cool down completely on acooling rackbefore packing it away to store because otherwise the steam from the warm bread will get trapped and you'll end up with soggy bread, which nobody wants!
How long does this keep for?
This Irish Soda Bread keeps well covered in the fridge for a good few days. If not eaten on the day it's made, it's best toasted before eating.
Can you freeze it?
If you're freezing it, you can just slice it up and put the whole thing in the freezer. Then when you want to eat it you can just pop the slices of bread in the toaster straight from frozen.
Substitutions you can make
- You can use any type of plant-based milk.
- The rice flour and tapioca flour can be replaced with an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend.
- The vinegar can be replaced with lemon juice.
- The raisins can be omitted.
- The raisins can be replaced with dried cranberries or chopped dates.
- You can add some chopped walnuts.
- You can add some mixed seeds and/or sprinkle them on top.
- You can add some caraway seeds!
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Gluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread
ThisGluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread iscrustyon the outside,softon the inside and packed withsweet raisins. It'sfillingandnutritious,slices welland is perfect forSt. Patrick's Day!It'sno-knead,yeast-free,oil-free,refined sugar freeandnut-freetoo.
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: gluten-free irish soda bread, vegan irish soda bread
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 18 slices
Calories: 127kcal
Author: Rhian Williams
Ingredients
- 375 ml (1 ½ cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 220 g (2 cups) chickpea (gram) flour
- 220 g (2 cups) rice flour
- 30 g (¼ cup) tapioca flour
- 6 teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- Pinch salt
- 150 g (1 cup) raisins or sultanas (optional)
- 120 ml (½ cup) water
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
Measure out the milk and, leaving it in the measuring container, add the vinegar and stir - leave to sit for around 10 minutes, while you do the rest of the steps.
Place the chickpea flour, rice flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and raisins in a large bowl and mix well.
Add the milk and vinegar mixture and the water, and mix again.
Transfer the mixture to a baking dish lined with greased baking paper (I used a 20cm/8inch circular tin).
Take a small knife and draw a cross over the top of the batter, if desired.
Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes, until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Leave to cool slightly before slicing.
Leave to cool on a wire rack before putting away to store.
Keeps well in the fridge for up to a few days - if not eaten on the day it's made, it's best toasted before eating.
Notes
- You can use any type of baking tin you like, but to get a beautifully risen, puffed-up bread with a traditional cross on the top, I would recommend using a circular baking tin.
- The cross on the top might look fancy, but it's super easy to make - all you need to do is use a knife to score the top in a cross pattern before you put it in the oven.
- Make sure to leave the bread to cool down completely on acooling rackbefore packing it away to store because otherwise the steam from the warm bread will get trapped and you’ll end up with soggy bread, which nobody wants!
- This batter is much more liquid than a traditional soda bread, as gluten-free flours absorb a lot more moisture!
Substitutions you can make
- You can use any type of plant-based milk.
- The rice flour and tapioca flour can be replaced with an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend.
- The vinegar can be replaced with lemon juice.
- The raisins can be omitted.
- The raisins can be replaced with dried cranberries or chopped dates.
- You can add some chopped walnuts.
- You can add some mixed seeds and/or sprinkle them on top.
- You can add some caraway seeds!
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 69mg3%
Potassium 316mg9%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 92mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Reader Interactions
Comments
Giulianna Rivera
is there a sub for chickpea flour… possibly quinoa?
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Rhian Williams
You could use almond flour or ground almonds instead of the chickpea flour!
Glenn Smith
This was wonderful. I used the Almond flour and also a little melted smart balance for a little butter flavor. Thank YouReply
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!
Dawn Solomon
This was so good and so easy to make with simple ingredients. I loved it! I used Bob's Red Mill All-purpose gluten-free flour. It came out perfect!Reply
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!
Amy S
I'm excited to try this. I would like to bake this in a round dish but all I have is pie dishes. Are the sides on those too low?
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Rhian Williams
Hi! Yes unfortunately a pie dish would probably have sides that are too low. You could bake it in a square baking tin though, if you have one of those.
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