Odlums Quick Bread Irish Farmhouse 450g (15.9oz)

This mix was very authentic tasting, and I would know I lived in Ireland for five years with an old woman who constantly baked bread lol Very simple instructions and straightforward. Easy to use even if you mess up the recipe a little bit it has some leeway. All in all a very good attempt for the price. If you can’t get to Ireland, this is the second best thing.

I can't eat yeast breads so I finally discovered a recipe for soda bread. I wanted to try Odlum's before purchasing a big bag of flour and I am now hooked on this bread. I used to bake yeast bread often and I missed it. I am so happy that bread is still possible without yeast. The batter is wet, not one you have to knead, which helps to produce a soft interior and the flavor is not like the "whole wheat" that I've made before, it's much, much better and doesn't taste like whole wheat at all, which I thought was amazing. It also has that outer crunchy texture which is great. I baked it in a 1 1/2 qt Le Creuset loaf pan which was the perfect size. I buttered the top of the loaf when it came out of the oven because the exterior was so hard. But then I read to cover the bread with a tea towel..which I believe also softens the exterior. So I did both, buttered the top and after the butter soaked in, I covered it lightly with a tea towel and the hard exterior transformed into lightly crunchy. I love the texture of the bread and the slightly sweet flavor. My only issue is the cost for one loaf seems a bit too much at $9.50.

This is almost as good as the brown bread I remember so fondly from a trip to Ireland. the crust is fairly hard, but I've read that if you place a tea towel over the crust and butter the top after it comes out of the oven, it will be less hard. Very hearty - one piece fills me up - and great texture. Some butter and jam and wow! And very easy to make!

The product is wonderful, I’ve used it many times. However, this order was received on March 29th and the best by date on the bread usage is March 26th of this year. Unacceptable for the seller to send old product.

Its expiration date was two days before I received it. Baked it anyway and was fine. But check to see it isn’t weeks old.

Very good easy to make

I’m Irish but I didn’t like this bread mix. It tasted like thick oatmeal but as I like a browner consistency it may just be my opinion. Great idea though. I’m actually going to order the whole meal from this company and make my own

A bit pricey but, worth every penny.