Irish Brown Bread Recipe
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon milk, or more as needed (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Mix all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture forms fine crumbs.
- Stir whole-wheat flour and quick-cooking oatmeal into the butter mixture.
- Gently stir yogurt into the oatmeal mixture. If mixture is too dry to hold together, add 1 teaspoon milk at a time, just until dough holds together; it should not be sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; knead gently about 5 times to form a ball.
- Place the dough in the center of the prepared baking sheet; cut a large 'X' in the top of the loaf.
- Bake in preheated oven until well browned, about 40 minutes; transfer to a rack to cool. Bread can be served warm or cold.
