How many calories in soda bread
A slice of soda bread with butter has 170 kcal, with 4 g of protein.
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To burn it off
Soda bread is made with flour, buttermilk, salt and bread soda instead of yeast. It needs no proving, so it goes from bowl to oven in minutes, with a cross cut into the top.
A buttered slice is 170 kcal, with 4 g of protein, 22 g of carbs and 7 g of fat. The bread gives the carbs, the butter gives most of the fat.
Brown soda bread made with wholemeal flour keeps you full for longer. It sits next to a bowl of soup or stew in nearly every Irish kitchen.
Tips
- 1Spread the butter thin, or go without on a warm slice.
- 2Choose the brown one with wholemeal flour.
- 3Have one slice with your soup, not three.
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Questions
Is there yeast in soda bread?
No. Bread soda and buttermilk make it rise.
How many calories in two slices?
About 340 kcal, with butter.
Does the number include butter?
Yes, the 170 kcal is a slice with butter on it.
Why is there a cross on top?
It helps the thick dough bake right through. Some say it is also to let the fairies out.
Is brown soda bread healthier?
It has more fibre, from the wholemeal flour. The calories are about the same.
