Brown bread - country living

Yield: 1 loaf

Measure Ingredient
2½ cup Unsifted whole-wheat flour
¾ cup Unsifted all-purpose flour
¼ cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Wheat germ
2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter
1¾ cup Buttermilk

1. Heat oven to 400'E Grease a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan.

2. In large bowl, combine flours, sugar, wheat germ, baking soda, and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and mix lightly with fork just until mixture clings together and forms a soft dough; do not ovennix. Shape dough into an 8-inch roll and fit into greased loaf pan.

3. Bake bread 40 to 45 minutes or until browned and loaf sounds hollow when gently tapped on top. Cool completely on wire rack before serving.

Nutrition information per slice-protein: 6 grams; fat: 5 grams; carbohydrate: 30 grams; Fiber: 3 grams; sodium: 385 milligrams; cholesterol: 12 milligrams; calories: 178.

Country Living/March/94 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG

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