Brown Oatmeal Soda Bread

• 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats plus additional for sprinkling the bread
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 large egg, beaten lightly

1. Into a large bowl sift together 2 1/4 cups of the all-purpose flour, the baking soda, the baking powder, and the salt and stir in the whole-wheat flour and 1 cup of the oats.
2. Add the buttermilk and the egg and stir the mixture until it forms a dough.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it, kneading in as much of the remaining 1/4 cup all-purpose flour as necessary, until it forms a manageable but sticky dough.
4. Halve the dough, form the halves into round loaves, and put them on a greased baking sheet.
5. Sprinkle the loaves lightly with the additional oats, dust them with flour, and bake them in the middle of a preheated 350F.
6. oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they are browned lightly.
7. Let the loaves cool on a rack.

flour, baking soda, doubleacting baking powder, salt, wholewheat flour, oldfashioned, buttermilk, egg

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brown-oatmeal-soda-bread-10326 (may not work)