Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Soda Bread

Submitted by Barb G.

"Adding whole wheat flour to the traditional Irish soda bread recipe makes a rustic, hearty quick bread that pairs beautifully with the evening meal. The caraway seeds -- added to the dough and sprinkled on top of the loaf add a unique flavor. The recipe comes courtesy iVallage.com"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar or 1/8 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds (optional)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pices
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk

directions

1. Prehart oven to 350 degrees; grease a baking sheet and set aside.
2. Combine the flours, brown sugar,baking powder, salt, soda and caraway seeds in a food processor and pluse 2 times just to blend.
3. Add butter and pluse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Pour in buttermilk and pluse JUST to combine.
5. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured board, knead 3 or 4 times and shape into a ball.
6. Place dough on prepared baking sheet.
7. Using a serrated knife, make an X on the top of the bread; sprinkle with caraway seeds, if desired.
8. Bakefor 55 minutes to 1 hour until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before slicing; serve with butter.

Reviews

[four and twenty]

I wanted bread but didn't want to wait for rising time. This was really tasty! My kids loved it and my husband loved it. I used milk with some lemon juice in place of the buttermilk.