Last year I shared my vegan Irish soda bread recipe, which is very similar except it combines two types of flour for a more earthy flavor. It’s much more crusty than my Oat Flour Bread. So let’s learn how you can make this easy, plain Irish soda bread, no buttermilk needed, I promise.
Ingredients and Substitutions
To make your homemade vegan buttermilk, mix the milk you have on hand and acid ingredients. I used:
Soy Milk – but any milk, even almond milk or oat milk, works well. I am using protein-fortified soy milk that is slightly dark in color and gives a lovely golden color to the bread crumb. Lemon Juice or vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or lime juice.
Stir both ingredients and set aside 10 minutes to curdle. The remaining ingredients you need are:
All-Purpose Flour – I haven’t tried this recipe with gluten-free flour. This might work with spelt flour. Baking Soda – That’s why the bread is called soda bread, it’s a yeast-free bread, and the raising agent is simply baking soda.
Optional Ingredients
Some Irish soda bread recipes cut some soft butter into the flour mixture like in a scone recipe, while some add sugar or raisins. I personally don’t use any add-ons in my Irish soda bread recipe but feel free to do so – I will add a note and tips below.
How To Make Irish Soda Bread Without Buttermilk
Irish soda bread is traditionally made with buttermilk, curdled full-fat milk. So here I will show you how you can make the best Irish bread ever, creating your own vegan mock buttermilk with two ingredients and no effort.
Serving
You can use this Irish soda bread recipe as a base for toasts and sandwiches, or as a side to soup and stew. Some of the great toppings you can add are:
Dairy-free butter Marmite or vegemite Hummus Guacamole
For a sweet topping, try some of the below:
Baby jam Nut butter Date caramel
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