Mrs. O'Callaghan's Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed ()
• 2 cups buttermilk 
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into 1/2-inch cubes ()
• 3 cups flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray heavy baking sheet with nonstick spray.
2. Whisk both flours, sugar, and baking soda in medium bowl to blend.
3. Add margarine and cut in until margarine is reduced to pea-size pieces.
4. Add buttermilk; stir until shaggy dough forms. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Knead until doughcomes together, about 10 turns. Shape dough into 7-inch round.
5. Place dough on prepared baking sheet.
6. Cut large X, 1/2 inch deep, in top of dough.
7. Bake bread until deep brown and bottom sounds hollow when firmly tapped, about 40 minutes.
8. Transfer bread to rack and cool completely.
9. Bon Appétit