Moist Brown Bread

By LynnK

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups stone-ground whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and butter an 8x4 baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flours, germ, bran, salt, and soda. Using your fingers, rub in the butter til the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
3. Beat the egg into the buttermilk. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour into the buttermilk mixture. Stir to combine, then turn the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
4. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the surface is crusty and cracked, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs clinging to it.
5. Cool completely in the pan before removing.