This grain free and paleo Irish soda bread is crusty on the outside, while soft and delicious on the inside. It’s fantastic slathered with ghee or butter!
The first time I tried an Irish soda bread was actually in Ireland 8 years with my then-boyfriend and now-husband. It was our first big trip together ever since we started dating and this was before I went completely gluten free.
I remember tasting the soda bread at a restaurant in Dublin without expecting much, but I was surprised by how much I like it. It was crusty, soft, slightly sweet, and amazing with a slather of butter.
Paleo Irish Soda Bread Recipe
With St. Patty’s Day quickly approaching, it made me think of that trip and decided to make this grain free and paleo Irish soda bread. At first bite, it took me right back to Dublin! With the crusty exterior and the soft inside, it is amazing and I’ve been enjoying it with some ghee or butter each day.
What is Irish Soda Bread?
Soda bread is a classic humble Irish quick bread made with the most basic ingredients: flour, baking soda, buttermilk and salt. The crust is hard and the inside is soft, and there are various version of it.
My paleo Irish soda bread has different components to make the recipe grain free and dairy free, and I added dried fruits for a touch of delicious sweetness. However, the texture and flavor is definitely authentic and if you are avoiding wheat, I think you’ll love this on St. Patrick’s Day or anytime you get a hankering for bread!
Storing This Paleo Irish Soda Bread
This bread is the best tasting fresh out of the oven because it dries out the longer it sits. However, if you do have leftovers, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week, and reheat just before serving!
Paleo Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots or raisins
- 3 tbsp full fat coconut milk
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, flaxseed meal, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Stir together.
- Stir in dried apricots and/or raisins and disperse evenly.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together coconut milk, eggs, apple cider vinegar, and honey.
- Pour wet ingredients to dry and mix together until a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into a circle that’s 7 inches wide and place on the baking sheet.
- Use a knife to cut an X on top of the dough.
- Bake for 30-35 minute until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.
- Enjoy with ghee or butter!
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I made this yesterday. It was yummy! I did end up using about 5 Tbsp of coconut milk to make the dough stick together better. Definitely nice with a cup of tea.
This is such a lovely bread. Love a little sweetness from the dried fruit. Great with a little honey drizzle on top.
What a tasty toast this morning with the dried fruits…added a little punch of sweetness! Thanks!
Love that you cracked the code on a healthy paleo soda bread. Looks perfect!
I love that you have made a paleo version of Irish soda bread! I had this for breakfast and it was a great start to the day! I shall now be making for my Irish friends in the weekend – I think they will be impressed!
What a wonderful soda bread! It was perfect for what I wanted and really delicious.
I’ve never made or even tried soda bread, despite all my Irish heritage. I’m gonna have to change that. Your recipe sounds so simple!
This looks SO good and so easy to make! This will be perfect to bake up on some dreary rainy morning this spring.
Can’t wait to try this. Yum, soda bread that’s GF and Paleo.
Do you think that subbing Flax seed with Millet will be too much? I just don’t want to get a whole bag and have it sit there… Thanks.
I love that you can make this grain free! I want to try it with the apricots instead of raisins.
I love Irish Soda Bread, and this one especially since it’s paleo!
Coconut and almond. These combo sound so magical! Can’t wait to start baking and adding apricots.
You really got the texture just right, so perfectly crusty on the outside and I love how hearty it is too!
I love when my bread is crusty on the outside and sofy & chewy on the inside. Such a delicious recipe of the bread!
Is there anything that would work as a sub for the flaxseed meal? Thank you!
You can just sub with extra almond flour.
Made this tonight for St. Patty’s dinner, and it was SO good! Better than normal Irish soda bread to be honest. Thank you!
Oh wow, that’s the best compliment! Thank you SO much.
The ingredient list shows flax seed meal, but the instructions don’t say when to put it in. Should it be in Step 2 along with all the other dry ingredients?
Yes! Sorry about that. I’ll correct it now.
Any chance there would be a way to leave out the eggs? Increase the flax meal and make two flax eggs?
I’ve never tried with flax eggs, so I can’t say for certain. But I think it’ll work!
This was delicious, me and my kids ( 3 and 4 years old) loved it! Thank you!
Yay, I’m so glad!!
This Paleo Irish Soda bread is delicious. I made it with dried apricots and they give it just the right amount of sweetness along with the honey. It is a simple recipe, one I will be making more often now!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed it.