3 c All-purpose flour
2 c Whole wheat flour
2 ts Baking soda
1 tb Baking powder
2 tb Brown sugar
2 1/4 c Buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl
and mix very well, being very careful to break up any lumps of brown sugar.
Pour all of the buttermilk into the bowl at once and stir, using a wooden
spoon, just until a soft dough is formed. Do not try to make it smooth at
this point. Pour the contents of the bowl out onto a plastic counter and
knead for a minute or so until everything comes together. Divide thedough
into 2 portions and shape each into a round loaf, pressing the top down a
bit to just barely flatten it. Place the loaves on a large ungreased baking
sheet. Sprinkle some additional flour on top of each loaf and, using a
sharp paring knife, make the sign of the Cross in slashes on the top of
each. Bake for about 45 minutes or until brown and crunchy. Cool on racks.
Yields
2 Servings