Cookbook:Scottish Wheat Bannock

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A recipe from Nova Scotia that is called both Scottish Bannock and Irish Soda Bread.

[edit] Ingredients

• 4 cups (950ml) whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (120ml) sugar
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 cups (360ml) buttermilk
• 4 tablespoons butter (cut into pea-sized cubes)

[edit] Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180c)
2. Mix dry ingredients
3. Mix in butter
4. Mix in buttermilk to make a soft, workable dough
5. OPTIONAL - mix in blueberries, raisins or cinnamon to taste
6. Knead dough briefly
7. Oil a cookie sheet or use parchment paper
8. Make dough into a disc 3 or so inches thick. Cut an X i dough with a knife ( 1cm or so deep )
9. Bake 350°F (180c) for 50 to 70 minutes (depends on your oven) until a wood skewer stuck in comes out with no gooeyness on it
10. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes after taking from the oven, and break apart with your hands into serving-sized chunks.