Scottish brown bread

1 loaf

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 ounces Whole wheat flour
4 ounces White flour
1 tablespoon Golden syrup
¼ pint Milk
1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon Cream of tartar
pinch Salt

Directions

Set oven to 325øF or Mark 3. Grease a 1 Ib. loaf tin. Mix the flours, salt, bicarbonate of soda aud cream of tartar to gether in a bowl.

Add the golden syrup and mix with sufficient of the milk to form a soft dough. Turn out on to a floured surface and knead very gently.

Place in the tin and cover with foil. Bake for about 50 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 10 minutes until the top is nicely browned. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool. Eat at once.

This is an old Scottish recipe for simple, wholesome bread which requires no proving.

** Scottish Tea-Time Recipes -- Johanna Mathie ** ** ISBN = 1 898435 18 9 ** Posted by The WEE Scot -- Paul MacGregor Submitted By PAUL MACGREGOR On 07-13-95

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