Oatmeal-Walnut Soda Bread

Name: Oatmeal-Walnut Soda Bread
Yield: Yields 1 loaf
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, rolled oats, divided; 1 3/4 cups, buttermilk; 2 cups, bleached all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface; 1/2 cup, cake flour; 1/2 cup, stone-ground whole wheat flour; 1/4 cup, brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, cream of tartar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup, walnuts, toasted in a pan over medium heat, stirring, until just fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes

Desserts or Baked Goods
Irish
Breads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1997

For bread with a moist, flavorful crumb and a crisp, tender crust, use both cake flour and all-purpose flour and go light on the buttermilk.

SERVES Yields 1 loaf

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour soaking and 30 minutes cooling

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