Guinness Bread - Storehouse Recipe

This recipe is from the Guinness Storehouse, St. James Gate, Dublin, Ireland This recipe calls for "Guinness Draught," please do NOT use Guinness Extra Stout or Guinness Foreign Extra Stout in this recipe. Do not use "instant oatmeal" "Old Fashioned" (or quick cooking) oatmeal works best.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 600  g  whole meal flour
• 150  g plain flour
• 75  g oatmeal
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons  bread baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 40  g unsalted butter
• 480  ml  whole milk (please use whole milk, not reduced fat or skim milk)
• 200  ml black treacle
• 1⁄2 pint  Guinness draught (please do NOT use Extra Stout or Foreign Extra Stout in this recipe)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and the butter until the dough is the consistency of breadcrumbs.
2. Add the milk, black treacle, and Guinness Draught, mixing until you get a wet dough.
3. Place dough in a greased bread tin, and bake in a preheated (170C/338F) oven for 40-45 minutes.