Irish Brown Bread

Name: Irish Brown Bread
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour; 2 tablespoons oats; 3 tablespoons wheat germ; 3 tablespoons wheat bran; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 2 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (optional)

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons oats
3 tablespoons wheat germ
3 tablespoons wheat bran
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup sunflower seeds (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F Butter 25cm (10inch) long loaf pan.
2

In a large bowl combine first 8 ingredients and mix well with wooden spoon.
3

Add butter and buttermilk to a dry mixture and stir just to combine all together.
4

The dough will be very soft and sticky.
5

Don't over mix.
6

Transfer dough to prepared loaf pan.
7

Bake until bread is light brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean about 40 minutes.
8

Turn bread out of pan and cool on rack.