Irish Brown Bread with Buttermilk

Packed with whole wheat flour, bran, and germ, this brown bread moistened with buttermilk is a whole grain version of Irish soda bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 217 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ cup wheat bran
• ½ cup oat bran
• 2 ½ cups buttermilk
• cooking spray
• ½ cup untoasted wheat germ

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oat bran, wheat bran, wheat germ, and baking soda together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Whisk egg lightly in a small bowl. Whisk in buttermilk. Pour over flour mixture; fold together with a large spoon until batter is moist.

Step 4

Pour batter into the loaf pan and smooth out the top. Use the spoon to trace a "plus" sign from edge to edge across the top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (105 degrees C); continue baking until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes more.

Step 6

Invert bread onto a wire rack. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.