Irish Guinness Brown Bread
Stocking up for St. Patrick’s Day? Set some Guinness aside to make Ina’s foolproof recipe. Her moist, slightly sweet bread pairs just as well with salted butter as it does with corned beef and cabbage.
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Ingredients:
| 1 cup | quick-cooking oats (not instant), such as mccann's, plus extra for sprinkling |
| 2 1/4 cups | whole wheat flour, such as heckers |
| 1/4 cup | all-purpose flour |
| 1/2 cup | dark brown sugar, lightly packed |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | baking soda |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 2 teaspoons | kosher salt |
| 1 | (11- to 12-ounce) bottle guinness extra stout beer, at room temperature |
| 1 cup | buttermilk, shaken |
| 5 tablespoons | unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for brushing the pan |
| 1 teaspoon | pure vanilla extract |
| salted butter, such as irish kerrygold |
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the beer, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the well. With your fingers, stir the batter from the middle of the bowl to the outside, until it's well mixed. It will look more like cake batter than bread dough.
Brush a 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan with melted butter. Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle the top with oats. Put the bread in the oven, immediately turn the temperature down to 400 degrees, and bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn the bread out onto a baking rack and allow to cool completely. Slice and serve with salted butter.
Source: foodnetwork.com
