PDA

View Full Version : Irish Brown Bread


cat lover
03-19-2008, 07:59 PM
Even though this bread is dense, hearty and complex-tasting, it requires no yeast and therefore no rising time.

3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Preheat the oven to 375degrees. Butter an 8 x 5" metal loaf pan.
In a large bowl, whisk both flours with the baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the egg and stir into the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon until a rough dough forms. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth. Form the dough into a loaf and put it in the prepared pan. Bake for about 50 minutes till the bread has risen about 1/2" above the rim of the pan. Once unmolded, the loaf should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Let cool to warm or room temperature, then slice and serve. Makes 1 9 x 5" loaf

barbszy
03-20-2008, 05:17 AM
I'm definitely trying this! I have been wishing for years for a brown bread recipe like what we tasted when we visited Ireland. Thanks, cat lover :)

cat lover
03-20-2008, 09:40 PM
Let me know how you like it; did you notice my goof? I tell you to put it in a 8 x 5" pan and it mysteriously turns into a made 9 x 5" loaf! LOL

barbszy
03-21-2008, 06:50 PM
LOL! I'll be trying it soon. Maybe I'll put it in my 10X4 pan :p

cat lover
03-22-2008, 06:34 PM
Rotfl !!!!

cat lover
04-05-2008, 05:13 PM
Someone besides me has tried the recipe above and they had problems with it being too dry. I've made it and it is quite different than most recipes, but it turned out okay for me. I have told them to try adding more buttermilk if they weren't happy with the way it was coming out and see if that helps them, but I have not tried doing that so not sure how it will affect this recipe. There are other recipes for Irish Brown Bread and they do say 1 3/4 OR MORE buttermilk, so do what you feel is necessary. The original recipe I used is originally from Food & Wine Magazine.