Hargadon's Brown Soda Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups coarse whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 butter and flour a 9 by 5 by 3 inch loaf pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, stir together the day ingredients.
• 4 make a well in the center.
• 5 in a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk.
• 6 with a wooden spoon, stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients.
• 7 spoon the dough into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula the had been dipped in water or buttermilk.
• 8 bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean and the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
• 9 remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 10 turn the bread out onto the rack and let cool, right side up, for about 1 hour to make slicing easier.