Oatmeal and sour-cherry soda bread - country living

1 loaf

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Whole-wheat flour
1½ cup Unsifted all-purpose flour
½ cup Plus 1 T quick rolled oats
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
¼ cup Dried sour cherries or dark seedless raisins
1 tablespoon Caraway seeds (opt.)
1 8-oz container plain low-fat yogurt
¼ cup Plus 1 T skim milk
2 tablespoons Honey

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375'F. Grease large baking sheet. In large bowl, with fork, combine whole-wheat and all-purpose flours, ½ C oats, the salt, baking powder, baking soda, cherries, and caraway seeds, if desired.

2. In 2-cup glass measuring cup or small bowl, combine yogurt, ¼ C skim milk, and the honey until well blended. Add yogurt mixture to dry ingredients and mix lightly with fork just until mixture clings together and forms a soft dough; do not overmix.

3. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead gently 8 to 10 times or about 30 seconds.

4. Shape dough into an 8-inch-round loaf and place on greased baking sheet. Brush loaf with remaining T skim milk and sprinkle top with remaining tablespoon oats. With knife, score top of loaf into quarters.

5. Bake bread 35 to 40 minutes or until browned and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on top. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

Country Living/Jan/94 Scanned & fixed by DP and GG

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