The best Irish soda bread recipe ever especially for St. Patrick's Day

All the bread with half the guilt - a traditional and healthy recipe

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Irish brown soda bread with butter

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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.

*Originally published April 4, 2009.

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