Easy Irish Brown Bread Recipe
- 2 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Lightly dust a baking sheet with all-purpose flour; set aside.
- Place both flours, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine, breaking up any lumps.
- Add buttermilk and melted butter and mix with your hands until almost all of the flour is moistened and the dough holds together, about 1 minute.
- Lightly flour a clean work surface and turn out the dough.
- Knead until it forms a fairly smooth ball with no visible pockets of flour, about 1 minute.
- Work the dough into a flat round about 7 inches in diameter and 2 inches thick.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet and, using a sharp knife, slice an X across the top, edge to edge and about 1/2 inch deep.
- Bake until the internal temperature registers 190 degrees F to 200 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer and the bread makes a hollow sound when tapped, about 35 to 40 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing, about 2 hours.
- (If you slice the bread before it has completely cooled, it will be crumbly or fall apart.)
flour, flour, baking soda, salt, wellshaken, unsalted butter
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/easy-irish-brown-bread-28171 (may not work)