Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m getting ready to join my family for a vegan Irish feast. No, we’re not Irish, but in case you don’t know me, my family finds a reason to celebrate any holiday.
The fam and I at The Last Bookstore
Also, we just returned from a vacation to Los Angeles, so my family is coming over to look at some photos from our trip. I wanted to bring something to contribute and I absolutely love baking bread and decided to find a traditional Irish soda bread to bring to the table.
Obviously, it had to be vegan, so I took a look at a some recipes across the internet and decided to adapt them into this recipe.
This is an easy, beautiful loaf of bread that will go well with your St. Patty’s Day celebration or any meal. Enjoy!
2tablespoonsmelted vegan butter (such as Earth Balance)
1flax egg (1 T. flax meal + 3 T. water)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit and grease a 9-in. round pan or cast iron skillet and set aside
Prepare your "buttermilk" by adding apple cider vinegar to the almond milk
Prepare flax egg, let set for a few minutes to thicken
Set your wet ingredients aside
Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl
Make a well, put flax egg in and gently stir
Add in the milk and melted butter
Stir mixture with a rubber spatula until combined and formed into a sticky ball
With a little flour dusted on your hands form the dough into a ball, you can gently knead the dough if it's not sticking together well
Dust a little flour on the bottom of your prepared pan and place the dough in the middle
Now dust a little more flour to the top of your bread
Score an X in the middle of your bread with a sharp knife, it should go about 1/4 in. deep
Place the bread in your preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until it's golden brown on top and it sounds hollow when you tap the bottom (don't burn yourself!)
Place the bread on a cooling rack and let rest to cool about 20 minutes before cutting
Serve with butter or use it to sop up your corned beef and cabbage (or vegan Irish stew in my case)
