Traditional Irish Brown Bread...

Traditional Irish Brown Bread recipe!! 4 cups coarse ground whole-wheat flour 4 cups white flour 3 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon baking soda 3-4 cups low-fat cultured buttermilk Preheat oven to 475F. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and add some buttermilk. Work the mixture with your hand until the dough is soft and not too sticky. On a floured surface, knead into a circular shape about three inches thick. Bake for 20 minutes and then turn oven down to 400F; bake for another 20 minutes. Bread should sound hollow when you tap on it when fully cooked. Good luck with this for a great St. Patricks Day!!

Traditional Irish Soda Bread 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 eggs 3/4 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup raisins In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Combine 1 egg and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in raisins. Knead on a floured surface for 1 minute. Shape into a round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Cut a 1/4-in.-deep cross in top of loaf. Beat remaining egg; brush over loaf. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

from allrecipes.com Irish Brown Soda Bread "Having seen all the recipes purporting to be 'Irish Soda Bread' I felt that I needed to send you the real Irish recipe for this wonderful bread. It never has currants or caraway seeds and is the simplest recipe ever. Because it must only be handled very lightly, it can never be made in a bread machine." INGREDIENTS * 4 cups whole wheat flour * 1 cup bread flour * 1/3 cup rolled oats * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon salt * 2 1/2 cups buttermilk DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets. 2. In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, white flour, rolled oats, baking soda and salt. Gently mix in the buttermilk until a soft dough is formed. Knead very lightly. Divide dough into 4 pieces; form into rounded flat loaves. Mark each loaf with an 'X' and place on prepared baking sheets. 3. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 to 45 minutes.