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Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread on cooling tray

Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread

Janice Pattie
Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread is a tasty wholemeal bread that is made without yeast. It's quick and easy to make in your air fryer, perfect for St Patrick's Day or any day that you need fresh bread quickly.
4.80 from 10 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Baking
Cuisine Irish
Servings 8 slices
Calories 181 kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Large bowl
  • weighing scales
  • Measuring spoons
  • measuring jug
  • blunt knife
  • cake tin (pan) that fits your air fryer

Ingredients
 

  • 200 grams wholemeal flour
  • 100 grams plain white flour all purpose flour
  • 50 grams rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon black treacle molasses
  • 250 millilitres buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your Air Fryer and grease a baking tin that fits inside your air fryer.
  • Mix the 200 g (1¼ cups) wholemeal flour, 100 g (¾ cup) plain white (all purpose)flour, 50 g (¼ cup) rolled oats, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), 1 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add 1 tbsp treacle or molasses and 250 ml (1 cup) buttermilk to the flour and draw in the flour until you have a soft dough.
  • Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape into a round. 
  • Make a deep cross in the top of the dough with a blunt knife.
    Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread dough with cross
  • Place the dough into the baking pan and place into the Air Fryer. Bake at 185C (365F) for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 170C (340F) and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Check the soda bread after 20 minutes. Tap the bottom of the bread and if it sounds hollow it is done. If not turn the bread over and return to the air fryer for a further 5 minutes at 170C (340F).
    Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread in air fryer
  • Remove from the tin and put on a cooling tray.  Serve slightly warm with butter.
    Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread on cooling tray

Notes

To bake the Wholemeal Soda Bread in a conventional oven

  • Preheat the oven to 250C (475F)
  • Once you have made the dough, place on a floured baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 200C (400F) and bake for a further 20-25 minutes. 

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 463mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 55IUCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg