Brown Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/3 c. buttermilk (approximately)

Preparation

Put all-purpose flour in bowl; add salt and baking soda and stir together with fork.
Add whole wheat flour and mix.
Blend butter into flour mixture with pastry blender.
Make a well in center and add buttermilk; stir until blended (dough should be dry enough to knead, but not too dry).
Knead on floured board about 30 seconds.
Pat into greased 8-inch pan (black frying pan).
Cut gashes to form a cross.
Bake in preheated oven at 400\u00b0 for about 30 minutes.
Cool on rack.
Makes a small loaf.