Seeded whole-grain soda bread

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NOTE: this needs to get started the night before baking.

  • 50 g millet
  • 50 g quinoa or whole buckwheat seeds
  • 50 g amaranth
  • 100 g oats
  • 500 ml buttermilk, divided, plus more for brushing
  • 1 tblsp vegetable oil or ghee, plus more for baking tin
  • 500 g whole wheat flour
  • 100 g all-purpose flour
  • 50 g flaxseeds or chia seeds
  • 50 g sesame seeds
  • 50 g sunflower seeds
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 55 g butter, cut into pieces
  • 3 tablespoons brown rice syrup or mild-flavored (light) molasses
  1. Mix millet, quinoa, amaranth, oats, buttermilk, and 1.5 dl water in a small bowl. Cover and let sit 8–12 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 175 C. Lightly oil an 20 cm diameter baking plate, pan or tin.
  3. Mix whole-wheat flour, flour, flaxseed, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and baking soda together in a large bowl. Work in butter with your fingers and add the “overnight porridge” and syrup.
  4. Mix until dough is smooth, homogenous, and still slightly sticky.
  5. Form dough into a ball and place in prepared pan. Cut a large x into the top, brush with buttermilk, and sprinkle sunflower seeds and oats on top. Bake until golden brown, 55–70 minutes.