Chef Frank Makes Irish Brown Bread

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Yogurt provides a similar tang and moisture.

whole wheat flour

🥗Healthier: spelt flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Spelt is often easier to digest.

melted butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor.

Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, milk powder, malt powder, and wheat germ in a bowl and whisk together.

Mix buttermilk and molasses in a separate bowl.

Cut cold butter into small pieces and rub it into the flour mixture until no large lumps remain.

Prepare a baking pan with non-stick spray.

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until a slightly wet dough forms, adding more buttermilk if necessary.

Scoop the dough into the prepared pan and pack it down evenly, using water on hands to prevent sticking.

Create a relief line down the center of the dough and sprinkle additional wheat germ on top.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes until the bread reaches an internal temperature of 200°F.

Remove from the pan and let cool on a wire rack before slicing.

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