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Homemade brown soda bread for St. Patrick's Day

The healthy solution - all the bread with half the guilt!


Health Irish brown soda bread
Healthy Irish brown soda bread

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HOMEMADE BROWN SODA BREAD
Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups low-fat buttermilk
Cooking spray

Directions
Preheat oven to 450F
Combine the flours, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly. Make a well in the center of mixture. Add buttermilk to flour mixture; stir until blended (dough will be sticky). Turn dough out onto a generously floured surface. Knead lightly 4 to 5 times. Shape dough into an 8-inch round loaf; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 400 and continue to bake for another 15 minutes, or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Cool on a wire rack. Simple and delicious!
Healthy tip: To reduce calories simply use low-fat buttermilk instead of full-fat buttermilk

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I like several different grains in my bread including Wheatgerm/I always add a little sugar/I make a great Irish cream,mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I like my soda bread a little sweet and with raisins or currants. How much sugar or honey could I add without changing the texture?
Sounds delicious. Will definitely make it. thanks
Nothing like a bit of brown bread in the morning. Almost whatever. Religious folks can figure that out.
 




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