Grandma's Brown Bread
- Wholemeal Flour 600 g
- Plain Flour 100 g
- Baking Powder 2 tsp
- Salt 2 pin
- Eggs 2 med
- Buttermilk 400 ml
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas Mark 3.
Step 2
Put the wholemeal flour, sieved plain flour and sieved bread soda and salt into a large mixing bowl and mix together.
Step 3
Beat the eggs together and add to the dry mixture.
Step 4
Mix in the buttermilk and get the mix to clump together.
Step 5
Remove from the bowl and knead on a floured worktop for 2 minutes.
Step 6
Roll the bread into a disk shape about 2 inches thick and cross with a knife
Step 7
Place on a floured baking tray and place in the oven for around 45 minutes.
Step 8
After 45 minutes remove from Baking tray and leave in the oven for a further 7 - 10 minutes until the bread is crunchy on the outside and makes a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom
Step 9
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a ventilated surface.