Anonymous wrote:Outback has brown bread, as does the Cheesecake Factory. And you can get brown read in a can. I haven't tried it but Emmymade said it was yummy.

I grew up eating brown bread from a can and I am a fan, but it's not like the irish kind.

Outback has brown bread, as does the Cheesecake Factory. And you can get brown read in a can. I haven't tried it but Emmymade said it was yummy.

Anonymous wrote:It is just called brown bread

+1i think it is also called molasses bread or molasses brown bread too.

The Epicurus recipe is the closest I have found to Irish brown bead. The wheat germ seems to do it.

It is just called brown bread

Also OP, we happened to meet this guy when we were in Richmond for a weekend. He makes great stuff (started baking professionally after he married an American and moved to the States):

https://traditionalirishbaking.com/

I’ve never been to Ireland, but your description sounded do good that I googled and found this recipe. Don’t know if it’s what your after.

https://www.biddymurphy.com/blogs/dia-duit/celebrate-homemade-bread-day-with-irelands-most-popular-bread

Soda bread is different from brown bread. You don't really need Irish flour. I typically make my SIL's version, which doesn't really use measurements, but this is pretty close:

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/irish-brown-bread-109216

Anonymous wrote:Irish Soda Bread?

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/irish-soda-bread-recipe-1949134

Another link for a more "traditional" one. If that's what you were looking for:

https://www.lionsbread.com/traditional-irish-soda-bread/

Irish Soda Bread?

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/irish-soda-bread-recipe-1949134

The problem is that you can't find the flour here unless you have an Irish shop nearby. King Arthur makes one which is meh and you can buy some online via Amazon but they are expensive and I generally don't trust them. Some of the very Irish parts of NJ, NY and MA will have an Irish section where they have the flour like Odlum.

It looks dry, but it’s moist and melts in your mouth. Served with butter. It was served with tea and was the best bread I’ve ever tasted. I’d love to bake some for Thanksgiving if I can find the name and locate a recipe.