Description
Here is an Irish Soda Bread recipe with a whole wheat flavor.
Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups stone-ground whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1-1/2 to 2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a large Dutch oven or baking sheet, and set aside.
- Sift the flours, salt, baking soda and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the butter, and rub into the flour (your best tools for this job are your thumbs and forefingers) until the butter lumps have disappeared.
- Add 1-1/2 cups of the buttermilk and the honey to the dry ingredients, stirring to incorporate. Add only as much as you need of the remaining half-cup of buttermilk, a little at a time, and mix just until dry ingredients are moistened and dough holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead for a few minutes. The dough will be soft and a little sticky.
- Form the dough into a ball and place in the buttered Dutch oven or on a baking sheet. With a sharp, floured knife, cut a deep cross into the top of the loaf. Dust top of loaf lightly with flour. If using a Dutch oven, put the cover on, but remove it during last 15 minutes of baking.
- Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes or until loaf is golden brown.
- Makes one large loaf approximately 7 inches in diameter.
