Irish Brown Bread
photo by Hanka
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 3 tablespoons wheat germ
- 3 tablespoons wheat bran
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F Butter 25cm (10inch) long loaf pan.
- In a large bowl combine first 8 ingredients and mix well with wooden spoon.
- Add butter and buttermilk to a dry mixture and stir just to combine all together.
- The dough will be very soft and sticky.
- Don't over mix.
- Transfer dough to prepared loaf pan.
- Bake until bread is light brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean about 40 minutes.
- Turn bread out of pan and cool on rack.
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Reviews
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I have been making Irish soda type bread all my life and in many different forms. The oven temperature given here is a little hot (hence the reason it browned so quickly before being cooked). What works in my oven is 375 degrees - keep an eye on it - and probably have to reduce to 350 so that you can ensure it is cooked all the way thru. Good recipe but just needs a few adjustments. Ovens do vary.
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WOW, this bread is wonderful! It is sooo easy and quick to put together (took me literally 5 minutes this morning) and tastes awesome! Its just like the breads you can buy in Ireland. YUM! I love the crumb, its moist and tender while crunchy at the same time. I found that I had to lower the baking temp a bit after 20 minutes so that it wouldnt brown too much, but that varies from oven to oven. I was out of wheat bran, so I just threw in some flax seeds, which I liked.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing a true keeper, Ill make this over and over again for sure. Made and reviewed for the Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap November 2011.
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