Cookbook:Scottish Wheat Bannock Bread

A recipe from Nova Scotia that is called both Scottish bannock and Irish soda bread.

Ingredients

 * 4 cups (950 ml) whole wheat flour
 * ½ cup (120 ml) white granulated sugar
 * 2 tsp baking soda
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1½ cups (360 ml) buttermilk
 * 4 tbsp butter, cut into pea-sized cubes

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
 * 2) Combine dry ingredients. Rub in butter until crumbly.
 * 3) Mix in buttermilk to make a soft, workable dough. Knead dough briefly.
 * 4) Make dough into a disc about 3 inches thick. Cut an X shape in dough with a knife (1 cm or so deep). Transfer to an oiled or parchment-lined baking sheet.
 * 5) Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 50–70 minutes (depending on your oven) until a skewer stuck in comes out with no "gooeyness" on it
 * 6) Let cool 5–10 minutes after taking from the oven, then break apart with your hands into serving-sized chunks.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Optionally mix in blueberries, raisins, or cinnamon to taste.