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Our Best Wheaten Bread

Call it wheaten bread, soda bread or brown bread it’s all equally delicious. My Nanny claims this is the best recipe we’ve made yet and I have to agree. It has a slight crisp crust with a pillowy soft interior. Good and hearty with the wholemeal flour, yet slightly sweet. It’s the perfect combination with a heap of butter if you ask me. It’s always best made and eaten on the day although leftover slices can be toasted, but it won’t make it that far trust me!

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45m

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50m

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Pop your wholemeal flour, plain flour and sifted off rye into a bowl. Now sift your bicarbonate of soda in and add your caster sugar. Give this a good wee mix about to combine.

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Máirín Nicol

3 days ago

Hi Jonny, Had a go at this last night, really tasty! Had 2 slabs with butter and raspberry jam for breakfast. Now going to have 2 with cheese for lunch! Your Grandad is right, the crust is nice and soft, not like other brown (caiscín (I'm from Galway)) breads that cut the roof of my mouth🤣

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

6 hours ago

That looks so good Máirín 👏🏻 Those combo's are hard to beat as well 🤤 He isn't slow, tells it how it is every time 😅 I know the ones you're on about haha! One of my favourites was the brown bread from the Huntsman 🤤

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Emma A

5 days ago

My first time ever making wheaten bread and I'm chuffed with how it turned out. Fab recipe and easy to follow.

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

That looks amazing Emma, well done 😄 Means a lot hearing that as I always want the recipes to be achievable for anyone 🙌🏻

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Eleanor M

7 days ago

Lovely

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

Looks delicious Elenaor 🤤 I hope it was enjoyed 😄

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Joan F

9 days ago

I made this today only had coarse wholemeal so maybe that is why it didn't rise as much as your Nannys husband ate but I know he wanted it sweeter so bringing it into work tomorrow for feedback

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

That's probably why it didn't rise as much Joan, would have been a bit denser. It looks great and I'm sure it was enjoyed 🙌🏻

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Gwen H

9 days ago

Another great recipe Jonny! Looking forward to tasting with a slab of butter and wedge of cheese 😆

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

Thank you Gwen 😄 I'm sure it went down a treat with that combo 🤤

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Corrinne P

12 days ago

I baked mine in Ninja and shaped it like a loaf just popped it in an oblong silicone liner and used the bake setting 170 for 20 mins then turned the loaf and 15 mins at 160

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

12 days ago

Great idea 🙌🏼 It looks delicious Corrinne 🤤

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CLAIRE H

14 days ago

Is it possible to freeze this bread.

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

14 days ago

Of course Claire, I’d allow it to cool fully and slice before freezing 🙌🏼 It just makes it a lot easier if you only fancy a few slices at a time 😄

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Gwen H

15 days ago

Can you explain the rye? Does that come from sifting the whole meal - and is that then added back in (I think that’s what your Nanny did)? Thanks - I’ve made plain soda bread before but not whole meal. It looks lovely. Thank you x

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

15 days ago

Hi Gwen, yea it’s just the rye/bran that separates from sifting the wholemeal flour 👍🏼 I hope you enjoy it 😄

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Gwen H

15 days ago

Thank you

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Amanda L

15 days ago

I was thinking the same thing. It is most kind of flour .. thanks

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15 days ago

It’s just from the wholemeal flour when you sift it Amanda 🙌🏼 Just pop it in along with the rest of the dry ingredients 😄

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Our Best Wheaten Bread

Call it wheaten bread, soda bread or brown bread it’s all equally delicious. My Nanny claims this is the best recipe we’ve made yet and I have to agree. It has a slight crisp crust with a pillowy soft interior. Good and hearty with the wholemeal flour, yet slightly sweet. It’s the perfect combination with a heap of butter if you ask me. It’s always best made and eaten on the day although leftover slices can be toasted, but it won’t make it that far trust me!

Prep

5m

Cook

45m

Total

50m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Pop your wholemeal flour, plain flour and sifted off rye into a bowl. Now sift your bicarbonate of soda in and add your caster sugar. Give this a good wee mix about to combine.

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Wholemeal flour, sifted

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Bicarbonate of soda, sifted

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Máirín Nicol

3 days ago

Hi Jonny, Had a go at this last night, really tasty! Had 2 slabs with butter and raspberry jam for breakfast. Now going to have 2 with cheese for lunch! Your Grandad is right, the crust is nice and soft, not like other brown (caiscín (I'm from Galway)) breads that cut the roof of my mouth🤣

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

6 hours ago

That looks so good Máirín 👏🏻 Those combo's are hard to beat as well 🤤 He isn't slow, tells it how it is every time 😅 I know the ones you're on about haha! One of my favourites was the brown bread from the Huntsman 🤤

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Emma A

5 days ago

My first time ever making wheaten bread and I'm chuffed with how it turned out. Fab recipe and easy to follow.

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

That looks amazing Emma, well done 😄 Means a lot hearing that as I always want the recipes to be achievable for anyone 🙌🏻

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Eleanor M

7 days ago

Lovely

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

Looks delicious Elenaor 🤤 I hope it was enjoyed 😄

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Joan F

9 days ago

I made this today only had coarse wholemeal so maybe that is why it didn't rise as much as your Nannys husband ate but I know he wanted it sweeter so bringing it into work tomorrow for feedback

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

That's probably why it didn't rise as much Joan, would have been a bit denser. It looks great and I'm sure it was enjoyed 🙌🏻

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Gwen H

9 days ago

Another great recipe Jonny! Looking forward to tasting with a slab of butter and wedge of cheese 😆

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

4 days ago

Thank you Gwen 😄 I'm sure it went down a treat with that combo 🤤

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Corrinne P

12 days ago

I baked mine in Ninja and shaped it like a loaf just popped it in an oblong silicone liner and used the bake setting 170 for 20 mins then turned the loaf and 15 mins at 160

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

12 days ago

Great idea 🙌🏼 It looks delicious Corrinne 🤤

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CLAIRE H

14 days ago

Is it possible to freeze this bread.

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

14 days ago

Of course Claire, I’d allow it to cool fully and slice before freezing 🙌🏼 It just makes it a lot easier if you only fancy a few slices at a time 😄

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Gwen H

15 days ago

Can you explain the rye? Does that come from sifting the whole meal - and is that then added back in (I think that’s what your Nanny did)? Thanks - I’ve made plain soda bread before but not whole meal. It looks lovely. Thank you x

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

15 days ago

Hi Gwen, yea it’s just the rye/bran that separates from sifting the wholemeal flour 👍🏼 I hope you enjoy it 😄

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Gwen H

15 days ago

Thank you

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Amanda L

15 days ago

I was thinking the same thing. It is most kind of flour .. thanks

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

15 days ago

It’s just from the wholemeal flour when you sift it Amanda 🙌🏼 Just pop it in along with the rest of the dry ingredients 😄

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