Brown Bread
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups wheat bran
- 1 cup wheat germ
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 butter stick
- 2 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
directions
- Heat a baking sheet in a 350°F oven.
- In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat, all purpose flour, wheat bran, wheat germ, baking soda and salt.
- Using your fingers, rub the stick of butter into the flour.
- Stir in buttermilk.
- Knead 5-6 times and shape into a ball.
- Flatten to a 9-inch disk.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and place loaf in center.
- Cut an "X" about 1/2 inch deep across disk.
- Bake 1 hour, rotating pan once halfway through baking.
- Transfer to wire rack; cover with a clean kitchen towel.
- Let stand 1 hour before slicing.
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