Irish Soda Bread for Health Nuts

• 2 cups unbleached white flour
• 12 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup reserved whole wheat flour
• 14 cup wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
• 12 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 banana
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt or 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Sift together flour, wheat germ, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder in a large bowl.
3. Work banana into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
4. Add raisins, cranberries and walnuts.
5. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
6. Add beaten egg and yogurt to well and mix in until dough is too stiff to stir.
7. Spread 1 cup of reserved whole wheat flour over flat surface.
8. Knead dough on floured surface just long enough to form a rough ball (do not over-knead).
9. Shape into a round loaf.
10. Transfer to greased pie plate (or cookie sheet).
11. Use a sharp knife and make an X on top of the loaf approximately 1/2 deep.
12. Bake approximately 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped with a knife.
13. Insert a knife or skewer into the center of the loaf to testif knife comes out clean the bread has cooked completely (this is a dense loaf, so its important to insure that the center is done).
14. Transfer to rack to cool.

unbleached white flour, whole wheat flour, flour, germ, turbinado sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, banana, egg, vanilla yogurt, raisins, cranberries, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/irish-soda-bread-for-health-nuts-324586 (may not work)