Wild Garlic Irish Soda Bread

Wild Garlic Irish Soda Bread

Mateja Zvirotic Andrijanic

This wild garlic bread is yeast-free and it doesn't require any waiting. Instead, it uses baking soda and kefir milk with some wild garlic leaves which gives it a vibrant green color. And it can be freshly baked at your table in under an hour! Due to its vibrant green color, it's perfect for St.Patrick's Day.

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Prep Time 10

Baking time 30

Total Time 40

Course Bread

Servings slices (yields 1 small bread)

Calories 164 kcal

Ingredients

200 g all-purpose flour
100 g whole grain spelt flour
250 ml kefir milk
6 g baking soda
6 g sea salt
40 g wild garlic leaves (fresh)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Wash and dry the wild garlic leaves. Chop them roughly with a knife and transfer them to a blender with kefir milk. Blend for 30 seconds.
Sift the flour together with baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Make an indent in the middle and pour the green kefir while stirring the mixture with a wooden spoon until combined. You don't need to knead it too much.
On a well-floured surface, shape the dough into a ball. Transfer it to the baking sheet covered with parchment paper and cut it with a knife to make a cross shape. Bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes. Check if the bread is done with a toothpick because every oven is different. Also, you can tap the bread on the underside - it should sound hollow.
Let it cool down on a cooling rack completely. Then, the bread is ready for slicing! Enjoy.

Notes

For this soda bread, I use homemade kefir milk which I make at home using kefir grains. You can also use storebought kefir.
In order to get an even green color, I mixed the wild garlic leaves in my blender with kefir, but if you want to skip this step, just finely chop the leaves with a knife and add them to the rest of the ingredients. The color won't the this vibrant but the flavor will still be great!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 513mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information provided is an estimate based on ingredients data and should be used for informational purposes only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on factors such as portion size, preparation methods and ingredients used.