Best 6 Caraway Whole Wheat Soda Bread Recipes

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Indulge in the hearty goodness of Caraway Whole Wheat Soda Bread, a traditional Irish bread that combines the nutty flavor of whole wheat flour with the aromatic warmth of caraway seeds. This easy-to-make bread requires no kneading and uses buttermilk for a tender and moist crumb. With just a few simple ingredients and a little patience, you can create this delicious and wholesome loaf that's perfect for any occasion.

This article offers two variations of the Caraway Whole Wheat Soda Bread recipe: a classic version and a vegan version. The classic recipe uses traditional ingredients like buttermilk and butter, while the vegan version replaces these with plant-based alternatives to cater to a wider range of dietary preferences. Both recipes yield a beautiful golden-brown loaf with a crisp crust and a soft, flavorful interior.

The step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of making the dough, shaping the loaf, and baking it to perfection. Helpful tips and tricks ensure that you achieve the best results, whether you're an experienced baker or a novice in the kitchen.

This versatile bread is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Enjoy it toasted with butter and jam, or use it to make sandwiches, croutons, or bread pudding. Its hearty texture and nutty flavor make it a great accompaniment to soups, stews, and salads.

So, gather your ingredients and prepare to embark on a delightful baking journey. With its wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, Caraway Whole Wheat Soda Bread is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CARAWAY SODA BREAD



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Irish soda bread with flour, baking soda, buttermilk, and caraway seeds. Easy to make, no need for a mixer.

Provided by Elise Bauer

Categories     Baking     Bread     Caraway     Irish     Quick Bread     Soda Bread     St. Patrick's Day

Time 50m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour (1 pound)
1 Tbsp sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
4 Tbsp butter (1/2 stick) room temp
1 1/2 cups buttermilk*
*If necessary, you can substitute buttermilk with a half cup of plain yogurt mixed in with a cup of plain milk and a tablespoon of white vinegar.

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and caraway seeds.

CARAWAY BREAD



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A rustic round loaf of caraway bread is delicious eaten warm from the oven, as a base for sandwiches, alongside soup, or as toast. If you want to experiment, add sliced chives or sunflower seeds, or substitute other herbs for the caraway, such as dried rosemary or thyme. -Frances Conklin, Cottonwood, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield 1 loaf (8 wedges)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1-1/3 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
2 to 3 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon honey
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2-1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornmeal

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine caraway seeds, salt, honey, yeast mixture, whole wheat flour and 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Grease a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a round loaf; place on prepared pan. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Using a sharp knife, cut a large "X" in top of loaf. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 191 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 297mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

CARAWAY WHOLE WHEAT SODA BREAD



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Categories     Bread     Dairy     Low Fat     St. Patrick's Day     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon caraway seeds, lightly crushed in mortar with pestle
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 egg

Steps:

  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Grease 9-inch cake pan. Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk to blend. Whisk buttermilk, oil and egg in small bowl to blend. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Gently knead dough on floured surface until smooth. Gather into ball. Place in prepared pan, flattening to 1 inch high. Cut double cross in dough, cutting 1/3 inch deep. Bake until light brown, about 40 minutes. Cool on rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BROWN SODA BREAD LOAF WITH CARAWAY SEEDS AND RYE



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Some regional variations on Irish soda bread, from Donegal and Leitrim, call for caraway seeds. I love caraway seeds in bread, but in my personal food memory bank they will always be paired with rye. So I decided to add a little rye flour to this already dark brown, grainy and moist bread.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     breakfast, brunch, dinner, lunch, side dish

Time 1h

Yield 1 loaf, about 12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 11

Soft butter for the bread pan
125 grams (approximately 1 cup) whole-wheat flour
32 grams (approximately 1/4 cup) unbleached all-purpose or bread flour
25 grams (2 heaped tablespoons) steel-cut oats, either regular or quick-cooking (optional)
40 grams rolled oats
60 grams (approximately 1/2 cup) rye flour
4 grams (approximately 1 teaspoon, tightly packed) brown sugar
3 1/2 grams (1/2 teaspoon) salt
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
10 grams (2 teaspoons) baking soda, sifted
290 grams (approximately 1 1/4 cups) buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch bread pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flours, steel-cut oats, rolled oats, brown sugar, salt, caraway seeds and sifted baking soda. Mix well with your hands.
  • Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour in the buttermilk. Working from the center of the bowl in concentric clockwise circles, with fingers outstretched stir buttermilk into flour mixture. (You can use a rubber spatula instead if you don't like getting dough on your hands.) This should take about a half a minute at most. Dough will be quite moist. Use a rubber spatula to scrape into bread pan and smooth out dough to fill the pan evenly (pan will be filled only about halfway.)
  • Place in oven and bake 40 minutes, until dark brown and a tester inserted comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on a rack.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 183, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 549 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

IRISH WHOLE WHEAT SODA BREAD



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An Irish must-have every March 17th for St. Patrick's Day!

Provided by mommak

Time 45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

cooking spray
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ cups buttermilk, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or an 8- or 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
  • Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together until well combined. Add enough buttermilk to make a soft dough that's firm enough to hold its shape.
  • Knead on a lightly floured surface until dough is smooth and velvety, 2 to 3 minutes. It will seem very crumbly for a while until everything gets incorporated.
  • Form into a round loaf and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Cut a cross on the top of the loaf with a very sharp, floured knife. (The cross is a characteristic of soda bread.)
  • Bake in the preheated oven until loaf is browned and sounds hollow when you tap on it, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.5 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 1.1 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 900.7 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

FOOLPROOF IRISH SODA BREAD



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Hearty Irish soda bread is easy to make. It's welcome any time of year but is essential on St. Patrick's Day.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Yield Makes 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/3 cups whole milk
1/3 cup apple-cider vinegar
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and dusting
2 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces (4 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1/4 cup caraway seeds
1 cup (5 ounces) raisins
Salted butter, preferably Irish, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Mix milk and vinegar in a small bowl, and let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut in unsalted butter with a pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add bran, caraway seeds, and raisins; stir to distribute.
  • Pour milk mixture into flour mixture; stir until dough just holds together but is still sticky. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat and press the dough gently into a round, dome-shaped loaf, about 7 inches in diameter. Transfer to prepared sheet.
  • Lightly dust top of loaf with flour. With a sharp knife, cut an X into the top, 3/4 inch deep. Bake, rotating halfway through, until loaf is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Soda bread is best eaten the day it is made; serve with salted butter.

Tips:

  • Use fresh buttermilk for the best flavor. If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the bread tough. Just mix until the ingredients are combined.
  • Let the dough rest for at least 10 minutes before baking. This will help the gluten to relax and make the bread more tender.
  • Bake the bread at a high temperature. This will help to create a crispy crust.
  • Serve the bread warm with butter or your favorite spread.

Conclusion:

Caraway Whole Wheat Soda Bread is a delicious and easy-to-make bread that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with simple ingredients and can be prepared in just a few minutes. The bread is moist and flavorful, with a slightly crunchy crust. It is perfect for sandwiches, toast, or simply enjoying on its own. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, you are sure to love this recipe.

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