Recipe - Irish Brown Soda Bread

12 ounce Wholemeal flour (Me 1 lb)
4 ounce White all purpose flour (Me
One half lb)
1 teaspoon (level) bread soda (Me..very
heaped tsp)
1 teaspoon (level) salt
One half pt Sour milk (buttermilk)
(Me..about 1 pint)
1 teaspoon Baking powder (Me)
Handful oatflakes; small
handfull bran and some
wheatgerm whatever is in
the kitchen! (Me)

I'm listing an actual recipe and the differences between it and what I do
in brackets. Hope it won't be too confusing.

Sieve the cream flour, bread soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add
the wholemeal flour. Mix, make well in the centre and add sufficient milk
to make a soft dough,mixing with a wooden spoon. Turn out onto lightly
floured surface and knead lightly until there are no cracks. Make circular
shape with dough, place on a floured tin and cut a cross in the top. Bake
preheated 400F/200C/Gas 6 for 4045 mins. When baked bread should sound
hoolow when tapped on base.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest by Jane O'Brien jayohbee@IOL.IE on Nov 19,
1997