Had some Irish Brown Bread at the
Burren, my fave Irish pub down the road a couple weeks ago. My food was tasty,
but I couldn’t stop dreaming about that bread. I wanted to make some of my own.
I had all the ingredients on hand except buttermilk, which most recipes call
for. I knew that the sourness was probably crucial to getting the taste right.
I stumbled upon this recipe, which helped me make homemade buttermilk, so that
I could be lazy and not go to the store. The bread came out awesome!!
Here’s the recipe:
Irish
Brown Bread
Ingredients:
- 3
1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2
1/2 tsp salt
- 1
tsp baking powder
- 1
tsp baking soda
- 4
tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1/2
cup finely ground old fashioned oats
- 1
1/3 cups milk (I used 1%)
- 1/3
cup apple-cider vinegar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Make buttermilk by mixing milk and
vinegar in a small bowl, and letting it stand until thickened, about 5-10
minutes. (It is kinda of crazy watching this happen!)
3. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.
4. Mix in butter until it resembles coarse
meal. I find it is best to use your hands to do this.
5. Add in milk mixture.
6. Stir dough until it is roughly combined
then move to a clean surface.
7. Knead dough until it combines into a
nice ball.
8. Move ball to a greased cookie sheet and
shapen into a round disk.
9. Cut an X into the top, 3/4 inch deep.
10. Bake for roughly an hour.
11. Let cool on a wire rack after you have
cut off one end to enjoy :)
This bread is going to be awesome all week for quick breakfast as well as on the side of the chili I made!
