Weight Watchers Okay Irish Soda Bread Easy Recipe (2024)

Anyone watching their points can indulge in this recipe for Weight Watchers Okay Irish Soda Bread

I like how easy it is to make this bread recipe!

Weight Watchers Okay Irish Soda Bread

The prefect Irish inspired bread for any time including holidays such as St. Patricks Day!

Did I mention how easy this quick bread is to make?

Enjoy this bread with a Sugar Free Shamrock Shake such as this one.

Both recipes are 'Irish Inspired'. Also, both recipes are diet-friendly 🙂 as well.

Everyone seems to ask, why is soda bread called soda bread or Irish soda bread?

I mentioned that this is a 'quick bread'. This means that you do not need to wait for the yeast to take action as a leavening agent to make the bread rise.

Soda bread is a quick bread that does not have yeast in the recipe.
Irish soda bread uses sodium bicarbonate rather than yeast to help it rise.
Because we do not have to wait for the sodium bicarbonate to raise the bread like we would have to for yeast, we get a 'quick bread'.

You may also be wondering if Irish soda bread is really Irish.

Technically, the Irish version of soda bread uses particular wheat in the flour that is soft and with less gluten than regular bread flour. Buttermilk is used as well to aid in the leavening process. However, even in Ireland, there are variations of this too.

This recipe calls for all purpose flour.

To make this low carb, use a low carb all purpose flour. Also, to make this keto use a keto all purpose flour.
Gluten free folks can use a gluten free all purpose flour alternative but, please check the packaging to see if a binder for gluten free baking is needed as well.

Here are some tips Weight Watchers Okay Irish Soda Bread

I just mentioned that low carb diet followers can use a low carb all purpose flour and that keto diet followers can use a keto all purpose flour. Also, gluten free folks can use a gluten free all purpose flour alternative but, please check the packaging to see if a binder for gluten free baking is needed as well.

Here are some more helpful recipe tips for you.

1. Irish Soda bread is known as a rather sweet tasting bread. Feel free to add additional sweetener to sweeten your bread up if desired.
2. Adding caraway and/or dried fruit is very common when it comes to Irish Soda Bread. Feel free to add it to your bread however, keep in mind that doing so will alter the nutritional value of your bread.
3. If you do have leftovers of this bread, it will keep. It is suggested that you wrap your bread well in an air tight bread container or plastic wrap. You can store it at room temperature for up to four days. Or, freeze it away for longer.

This recipe will differ from the traditional recipe in order to make it more 'diet friendly'.

It was adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe for Irish Soda Bread that had a PointsPlus Value of 6, 230 calories and 24 net carbs per slice. That recipe also called for 3 tablespoons of sugar.

I will be using sugar alternative in this recipe.

This is a sugar free site and thus, I cut the sugar out of a recipe whenever possible. You are welcome to keep the sugar, however. Since we are using sodium bicarbonate for leavening, sugar alternative should have little effect on the ability to leaven.

This Weight Watchers Friendly Bread Recipe is simply based upon a similar one.

I am suggesting that you should calculate the Weight Watchers Points in this recipe according to the ingredients that you use in it. You can go here to learn more about Weight Watchers Points and how to calculate them.

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As mentioned, low carb diet followers can use a low carb all purpose flour and that keto diet followers can use a keto all purpose flour. Also, gluten free folks can use a gluten free all purpose flour alternative but, please check the packaging to see if a binder for gluten free baking is needed as well.

I also mentioned that since this recipe has been adapted from another recipe.

I am suggesting that you should calculate the Weight Watchers Points in this recipe according to the ingredients that you use in it. You can go here to learn more about Weight Watchers Points and how to calculate them.

What you will need to make this soda bread recipe.

• All Purpose Flour.- 2 cups.
  To make this low carb, use a low carb all purpose flour. Also, to make this keto use a keto all purpose flour.
  Gluten free folks can use a gluten free all purpose flour alternative but, please check the packaging to see if a binder for gluten free baking is needed as well.Flour- AP
• Sugar Alternative- 2 tablespoons equivalent to sugar. For best results, please use a granulated Sugar Alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar and is suitable for baking with. Alternatively, you could just use Granulated Sugar.
• Baking Powder-1 teaspoon (do not omit)
• Baking Soda-½ teaspoon (do not omit)
• Salt-¼ teaspoon
• Butter- 2 tablespoons, cold and cut into small pieces. Alternatively, you could use a neutral oil such as canola or corn oil. Your texture will be a bit different if you are using oil since it is liquid.
• Buttermilk low fat- 1 cup low fat (can sub in Low Fat Plain Yogurt- Yay!)
• Optional- ¼- ½ cup dried currents and/or 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (see post for details)

How to make Weight Watchers Okay Irish Soda Bread

• Preheat your oven to 350. Prep a baking sheet for nonstick. WW suggests spraying with nonstick and then lightly dusting with flour. I like to use Parchment Paper .
• Next, in a large mixing bowl, combine your flour, sugar alternative, baking powder, baking soda and salt. I like to use a whisk to mix my dry ingredients.
• Cut the pieces of butter into the dry mix until batter is somewhat crumbly in texture. If you are using oil, simply stir it in.
• If adding the optional ingredients, do so now by gently stirring them in.
• Now add the buttermilk (or yogurt), stirring gently again until the mix is somewhat moistened, avoiding over-mixing is essential.
• Knead the dough into a ball while still in the bowl. It should take about five or six kneads until a 6-inch ball forms. Then cut an "X" on the top of the bread about ½" deep.
• Bake until golden- about 45-50 minutes (use the toothpick test to confirm if needed). This recipe should make "12 wedges".

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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

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