St. Brigids Oaten Bread From Ireland

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, in small pieces
• 3/4 cup uncooked oatmeal (old fashioned)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 grease baking sheet.
• 3 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl and mix.
• 4 add butter bits and cut in with knife until mixture is crumbly.
• 5 add oats and toss to combine.
• 6 in other bowl beat egg with buttermilk.
• 7 make a well in the dry ingredients.
• 8 pour in the egg mixture and mix with a fork until crumbs hold together.
• 9 make dough into ball and transfer to floured surface.
• 10 knead 20-25 times.
• 11 add flour if sticky.
• 12 pat dough into 8-inch round and transfer to baking sheet.
• 13 score a deep cross into the bread but do not cut it through.
• 14 bake 23-28 minutes till brown and a tester comes out clean (may take less time, so keep an eye on it).