Odlums Wholemeal Coarse

My wife and I went to Ireland( you must visit) in 2019.. we fell in love with the Irish soda Bread. ate it at every breakfast. Its grainy , hearty and delicious. Bobs redmill made a premix but stopped selling it. I was heartbroken....I tried a few other mixes and they were not it at all.. more like a cake. i decided to find a recipe and make it from scratch. I did some homework and this is the stuff. Ive made numerous loaves and this is it.. thick, grainy, chewey and lovely.. recipe for anyone who cares.. this is what I did and it turns out great. 3 cups of Odlums course, 1 cup unbleached organic white flour, 1/2 cup of organic rolled oats, 1.5 Tsp of salt( I use grinded sea salt) , 1 tsp of baking soda.....mix all thoroughly together......then pour in 1&3/4 cups of Buttermilk( I use trader joes low fat cultured buttermilk)....OH FORGOT to preheat over to 450.... mix all together- it will be pretty dry. I form into an oval. cut the top in criss cross and put in the oven for 35 minutes......its the bomb every time! good luck

If you are making the traditional Irish Soda Bread (not the sweet kind) his is the flour to use. It's perfect. Be sure to keep it in the freezer. Whole grain/meal flour will turn rancid over time if not refrigerated. The flavor is wonderful and it bakes up great. FYI, my recipe (from ATK, I believe) calls for the loaf to be cooked in a 9" cake pan. This works very will indeed. The product is a bit pricey, but I am not a good baker so I want all the help I can get.

Irish whole meal flour is hard to find and this product is worth the price. It’s fresh and makes delicious, authentic scones, soda and brown breads. Highly recommend.

Simply the best - and no other flour comes near - for making genuine Irish brown soda bread. Coarser than any on the US market and arrived within 24 hours. Flavor is amazing, just like home.

Excellent flour for making soda bread. Nothing else turns out as good.

I love this flour but the bag arrived with a couple of small tears. 4 instead of 5 stars.

As expected.

Bakers looking for a high-fiber, wholemeal bread (k)nead look no further! I've made Irish Soda Bread 'for years' using fine recipes from James Beard's 'Beard on Bread' and Anna Thomas's 'Vegetarian Epicure.' (Anna Thomas' book is available on Amazon!) In 'their' Day, Odlums Wholemeal Coarse Ground Flour was not available. This flour proved to be THE KEY INGREDIENT in lofting MY Irish Soda Bread to its most wonderful level. Be 'shameless' about doubling the amount of rising agent in soda bread and biscuit/scone recipes. I did that with this flour and I will 'never look back!" The flour is nutty and sweet and not at all 'nasty' and bitter, like American whole wheat commercial millings. Odlums also pride themselves on their muffin recipe, on the back of the package. I have ground my own flour and I am a Bob's Mill devotee. This is enough different from Bob's Mill Graham flour to win its way into my 'must have' flour pantry.