Guinness® Bread
Guinness bread is a dark, moist Irish soda-style loaf made with strong wholemeal and bread flours, stout, buttermilk and treacle. The Thermomix TM7 weighs each ingredient directly into the bowl and mixes the heavy batter evenly in seconds, giving you a consistent crumb without any elbow grease.
About this recipe
Guinness bread Thermomix TM7 style brings the classic Irish stout loaf to your all-in-one kitchen machine with barely any effort. This dark, treacly quick bread pairs strong wholemeal flour with the malty depth of Guinness, tangy buttermilk and a sprinkling of porridge oats for a crusty, rustic finish. Because it relies on baking powder rather than yeast, it is a brilliant baking project for beginners and a reliable side for soups, cheese boards or a hearty breakfast with salted butter. The TM7 weighs the flours and buttermilk directly into the mixing bowl, then mixes the thick batter evenly in seconds, so there is no guesswork and no tired arms. If you have been searching for recipes that make traditional Irish soda bread easier, this Guinness bread delivers a moist crumb and a gloriously dark crust every single time.
Preparation tips
- Warm the Guinness to room temperature before adding it, as cold stout can make the baking powder react more slowly and yield a denser crumb in your loaf.
- Spoon the treacle into the measuring jug first, then measure the buttermilk on top; the greasy film helps the treacle slide out completely without sticking.
- Scatter the porridge oats over the top just before the loaf goes into the oven and press them lightly so they stay attached during baking and toast evenly.
Recipe variations
- Alcohol-free version: replace the Guinness with an equal quantity of strong black tea or coffee mixed with a teaspoon of malt extract; the loaf keeps its dark colour and malty depth without any alcohol.
- Seeded festive variation: stir two tablespoons of sunflower and pumpkin seeds into the batter with the wholemeal flour and top with extra seeds and oats for a nutty Christmas-morning loaf, delicious sliced with aged cheddar.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the strong wholemeal flour and buttermilk directly in the Thermomix bowl for gram-accurate results without a separate scale.
- The TM7 mixes the stout, treacle and flours into a uniform batter in seconds, removing every dry pocket by hand.
- Heating the buttermilk gently in the Thermomix brings it to the right warmth so the baking powder activates fully.
- Grinding a handful of the porridge oats in the Thermomix gives the Guinness loaf a finer crumb while keeping texture on top.
- Whipping the treacle with the buttermilk in the Thermomix dissolves the syrup completely for an evenly sweet, dark crumb.
Ingredients
- strong wholemeal bread flour
- strong white bread flour
- baking powder
- fine sea salt
- buttermilk
- Guinness®
- treacle
- porridge oats