Gluten Free Oat Soda Bread - the perfect side for all your favourite soups, stews and casseroles.
I have many readers who are gluten-free either they have an intolerance or another member of their family does and one thing that is really hard to find is a gluten-free bread, not to mention that usually, the ones that do are pretty expensive.
Well, you will be pleased to know I have this great recipe for Gluten Free Soda Bread that uses oats, is pretty inexpensive and easy to make,
For blitzing the oats. I use my awesome Ninja Duo Blender with Auto IQ technology that you can see below. It is a super clever blender that features intelligent programs that combine pulsing and blending patterns, meaning no having to guess how long to pulse or blend etc. It's amazing. I blend the oats for this using the Nutri Ninja Cup
To bake the bread I use a 7-inch springform pan lined with parchment paper, it gives a perfectly round loaf, just like the traditional soda bread.
Firstly let me say this isn't going to be like normal whole wheat bread and it doesn't rise really high like traditional bread, because oats are pretty dense. But it really is like Irish Soda bread and is lovely a filling and a great bread to serve alongside soups, stews, casseroles etc or even eggs for breakfast.
The great thing about this Gluten Free Soda Bread is that the kids will love it too, my kids will easily devour a good few slices of this with some soup or stew and I feel confident knowing it has good natural ingredients and nothing artificial.
It freezes perfectly also, so if you don't want to be tempted to eat more than your allowance, add the remaining slices to a freezer bag and pop in the freezer.
Of course for this to truly be gluten-free, you must make sure the oats you use are gluten-free verified. If it doesn't state clearly on the bag that they are gluten-free, the chances are that they are not. Oats are often cross-contaminated with wheat/gluten, so it is worth bearing that in mind when you buy your bag of oats.
You can also change the texture of the bread slightly and make it a softer bake, by adding 1 additional teaspoon of baking powder, it tastes less like soda bread if you do this, so if you are not as much a fan of soda bread than those of us with Irish roots, that might be the preferred option for you when baking this loaf.
Looking for some recipes to serve this gluten free soda bread with? Check out these suggestions below:
- Slow Cooker Irish Stew
- Asparagus Soup
- Butternut Squash Soup
- would also be great topped with this Coronation Chicken
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Gluten Free Oat Soda Bread
Gluten Free Oat Soda Bread - the perfect side for all your favourite soups, stews and casseroles.
Ingredients
- 120g (4.3oz) of oats (make sure they are gluten free verified)
- 120g (4.3oz) of fat-free plain yoghurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder (make sure the one you use is gluten free)
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Reserve a teaspoon of oats
- Place the rest of the oats in a blender and blitz until finely grinded
- Add to a bowl and mix in baking powder, baking soda and pinch of salt
- Add in yoghurt and eggs and fold till combined (don't over mix)
- Leave for 15 mins
- Preheat oven to 145c fan, 165c or 325f (gas mark 3)
- Line a 7inch spring-from tray with parchment paper
- Carefully add the bread mixture
- Sprinkle the top with the reserved oats
- Place in the oven and bake for approx 50 mins (skewer entered into the centre should come out clean)
- Allow to cool slightly and then slice.
- Enjoy a ⅓ of the loaf as part of your healthy diet
- Freeze some for another day.
Notes
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- Gluten Free Friendly - ensure you use gluten free oats
- Vegetarian Friendly
- Freezer Friendly ❄️
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Nutrition Information
Yield 5 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 138Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 76mgSodium 303mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 8g
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Julie Clement says
I divided mine into 6 individual Yorkshire pudding tins and baked for 20 minutes - that way it was easier for me not to cheat myself on portions and have some slices bigger than others, lol
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Great Idea Julie - I bet they were like mini scones. Yum!!
Susie says
Seems more like a wheaten bread recipe to me rather than soda bread, but I will definitely give it a try as I'm missing my fave wheaten bread!!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
It was actually intended as a gluten free bread HEb alternative for my gluten free readers, but reminded my of any Irish Soda bread in taste, delicous with soup, stews and casserole, so that's how it got it's name 😉
Andra says
Oh my goodness I loved this soda bread. I didn't have the square tin so I made it in the muffin tin, turned out great. Soooooo easy to make. It gets the from us.
Lesley says
Could it be used as a pizza base?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Lesley, soda bread is quite dense and filling, I am not sure it would work well as a pizza base.
Marc says
Hi is there a syn value if you don’t use gluten free oats?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Marc, this would be 1 HEb per serving regardless of whether you use regular or gluten-free oats, hope that helps 🙂
Seana Tatomir says
A little slice of home. My hubby has been making a few loaves of this at a time portioning it up and freezing it. Much cheaper then buying loaves of bread.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Ahhh that’s so lovely Seana, it’s so good when we find something that helps those little cravings for homely dishes.
sue says
I have an allergy to eggs, what can I use in place please? I can't use egg replacer
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Have you tried using a flax egg? That might work.
Mrs T Woodhouse says
Could you double this recipe up?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
I haven’t tried, but I don’t see why not.
Cecily says
Beautiful recipe ! But I was wondering what the syns are if I use my heB on something else ? I'm new to slimming world so trying to figure it all out
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Cecily - a HEb is 6.5 syns, so one serving would be that if not using your HEb. 🙂
Sue valentine says
I just wanted to thank you so much for this little recipe. It has brought sunshine into my lunchtimes as I hate shop bought Gluten free bread. I have two loaves in the oven cooking as I write. Thanks again, sooooo good.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Thank you so much, Sue, for your lovely comment. I am so glad that this has allowed you to enjoy bread again.
Serena says
This bread recipe has been a lifesaver. For years I've been looking for a recipe for my mum who can't have yeast and finally after trying this, she's able to have bread as a healthy extra. It's even better to know it's not packed with syns from flours like many other recipes I've found. It's made such a difference to her diet! Thank you so much for your recipes and blog. It's invaluable to our Slimming World journeys and everything I've tried has been amazing. Thank you xx
Elizabeth McHardy says
Hi, I don’t have any ordinary yoghurt, would Greek 0% fat do. Im desperate to try this. Thanks
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
It might make the dough a little thick, if so I would just loosen with a little milk and it should be okay.
Stuart says
We make this let it cool then slice and put grated cheese (we use light Cheddat and chopped garlic clove. This is our Saturday savoury snack and still healthier option