Irish Brown Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cold butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup regular oats or 1/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt
• milk

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. with a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. stir in whole-wheat flour and oats.
• 2 add yogurt; stir gently. if mixture is too dry to hold together, stir in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, just until dough holds together; it should not be sticky.
• 3 turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead gently 5 times to make a ball. set on a lightly greased baking sheet. pat into a 7-inch circle. with a floured knife, cut a large, deep x on top of loaf.
• 4 bake in a 375° oven until well browned, about 40 minutes. cool on a rack. serve warm or cool.