Recipe: Brown Oatmeal Soda Bread

Brown Oatmeal Soda Bread
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Makes 2 loaves

2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, plus additional for sprinkling the bread
2 cups buttermilk
1 lg. egg, beaten lightly

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Sift together 2.25 cups of the flour, soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the wheat flour and 1 cup of the oats. Add the buttermilk and the egg and stir the mixture until it forms a dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it, kneading in as much of the remaining flour as necessary, until it forms a manageable but sticky dough. Halve the dough, form the halves into round loaves and put them on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle the loaves with the additional oats, dust them with flour, and bake them in the middle of oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they are browned lightly. Let the loaves cool on a rack.