Brown Soda Bread

This brown soda bread recipe is easy and scrumptious. A slice with dinner or a slice toasted for breakfast with butter and a rich marmalade is supreme.  

Brown Soda Bread

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1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour

3 tablespoons wheat bran

3 tablespoons wheat germ

2 tablespoons old fashion oats

2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

2 tablespoons honey

2 cups buttermilk

Preheat over to 425ºF

Butter and flour a 9x5x3 inch loaf tin. Line the bottom with baking parchment paper. 

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl. Mix well. 

Add the butter, rub in with finger tips or a pastry cutter, until the mixture resembles fine meal. Add the honey then stir in enough buttermilk to form a soft dough.

Transfer the dough to prepared loaf tin.

Bake until bread is dark brown and tester inserted into centre comes out clean, about 40 minutes. 

Turn bread out on to a wire rack, right side up, and cool on wire rack.

Notes: Oven vary therefore I had to bake the loaf just a bit longer.