March 10 2025

Irish Beer Bread Rolls Recipe – Easy Soda Bread with Guinness

Name: Irish Beer Bread Rolls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cup all-purpose flour ((plain flour)); ½ cup rolled oats; ¾ tsp salt; 1 tsp baking soda ((bicarbonate of soda)); ¾ cup Guinness; ¼ cup buttermilk; 3 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1½ Tbsp molasses (or honey); 1 Tbsp rolled oats (to sprinkle on top)

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Our Irish Beer Bread Rolls are a delicious way to bring the flavors of Ireland into your kitchen.

These oat-topped soda rolls are simple to make and burst with hearty flavor, thanks to rich Guinness beer and a hint of molasses (or honey).

Read on to discover just how easy these rolls are to prep, bake, and enjoy—no yeast or loaf pan required!

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Irish Beer Bread Rolls Recipe:
Number of Servings: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

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Why You’ll Love Irish Beer Bread Rolls

Speed and Difficulty: The bread is ready in under 30 minutes with no kneading or rising needed—perfect for beginners or busy days.
Flavor Notes: Robust and malty with a touch of sweetness, these rolls combine dark Irish beer, rolled oats, and molasses for rich flavor and texture.
Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or Weeknight Dinners: The bread rolls are ideal for serving on our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Board, with Irish Stew, or topped with melted butter and strawberry jam.

Irish Soda Bread

Soda bread is a quick bread that uses baking soda and buttermilk to help it rise instead of yeast.

Adding dark Irish beer—like Guinness stout—deepens the flavor, while oats provide fiber and a rustic texture.

This Irish beer bread recipe makes individual rolls rather than a single loaf, cutting down on baking time and giving each bite a buttery crust and soft inside.

They are delicious as a side with a hearty bowl of soup, as a snack with some Irish Cheddar cheese, or as part of a main meal. Scroll past the recipe card for a dinner party menu.

Try our Soda Bread with Blackberries & Apple next!

Ingredients for Irish Beer Bread Rolls

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All-Purpose Flour—Also known as plain flour.
Rolled Oats—These are used in the dough and sprinkled on top of the rolls.
Fine Sea Salt
Baking Soda—Also known as Bicarbonate of Soda.
Guinness—A dark Irish beer, classified as a stout. You can use other brands of stout beer, such as Murphy’s. For a lighter tasting bread, use pale ale or even lager.
Buttermilk—You can make your own if you can’t find buttermilk. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Stir and leave for a few minutes to curdle. Use in the recipe as required.
Vegetable Oil
Molasses—Known as Black Treacle in the UK. It can be substituted with honey if you prefer.

The complete list of ingredients with measurements is on the recipe card at the end of this post. The Purple Pumpkin Blog uses both cups and weighted measurements in its recipes, making American cups and kitchen food scales valuable tools for trying all the recipes. We provide US customary, imperial, and metric measurements. Still, it’s important to note that while you can combine cup measurements with weighted measures, never mix US customary/imperial (pounds, ounces, pints, etc.) with metric (kilograms, grams, liters, etc.).

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