Recipes

Brown Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup flax seeds
  • 1 3/4 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp salted butter, melted

Steps

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Whisk all-purpose flours, wheat germ, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and seeds together in large bowl.
  • Combine buttermilk and 2 tbsp melted unsalted butter in 2-cup liquid measuring cup.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir with rubber spatula until dough just comes together. Turn out dough onto lightly floured counter and knead until cohesive mass forms, about 8 turns.
  • Divide and pat dough into 2 rounds and transfer to a greased baking sheet. Using a sharp serrated knife, make a 1/2-inch deep cross about 5 inches long on top of the loaf.
  • Bake until skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
  • Remove bread from oven and brush with remaining 1 tbsp melted butter. Transfer loaf to wire rack to cool.