I wish I had read the other reviews before I tried this.  What a mess.  Way to little liquid.  I had such high hopes for it based on the picture.

March 19, 2008

I made some initial edits based on the previous  reviews and loved it.  I added an extra 1/2 cup buttermilk (1-3/4 c total) and an extra 1/4 tsp soda (1-1/4 tsp total) and had a delicious hot loaf of bread in under an hour.  My one year-old and 2 year-old had fun helping and loved the finished product too.  As written, it's not viable, but with a little extra buttermilk it's wonderful.

March 17, 2008

There is not enough liquid in this recipe to make a dough.  After wasting my time and ingredients I checked other recipes and found that 2 cups of liquid is needed for 4 cups of flour.  Maybe the amount of buttermilk should be 1 and 3/4 cups, and along with one egg, which is 1/4 cup, the liquid amount would be right.  Not sure I'll try this recipe again unless Food and Wine can verify all ingredient amounts.

March 17, 2008

I tied this recipe with 2 cups of buttermilk as the prior reviewer had indicated and the bread came out great. I also added 1/2 cup of Kretschmer's Toasted Wheat Bran and used 2.5 cups of Wheat Flour. Also I used some raisins in the bread as well. To further modify this recipe and obtain a little sweetness, I am planning on using a 1/2 cup of honey. 

March 12, 2008

I've been to Ireland and had Irish Brown Bread.  I love to bake and do so often.  Although, this recipe I think needs to add some moister.  It came out of the oven like a brick.  Next time I'll try 2 cups of buttermilk.  Other recipes I looked up had more buttermilk than 1 1/4 cups for 4 cups of flour.  I think this recipe is wrong.  Bummer I was hoping it would be a good one.

February 29, 2008