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Mini Walnut Soda Breads
Servings: Makes 6 servings

Comments:
These versatile breads are good served with cheese, spread with butter
and jam at teatime, or paired with a main-course salad. Especially
nice to serve on St. Patrick's Day since soda breads are an Irish
specialty.

Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick/2 oz/56g) chilled unsalted butter, cut into
1/2-inch pieces
1 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
1 cup chilled buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons mild-flavored (light) molasses

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C). Lightly flour large baking
sheet. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend well. Add
butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Mix in toasted, chopped walnuts. Whisk buttermilk, egg and molasses in
small bowl to blend. Gradually add buttermilk mixture to flour
mixture, stirring until medium-firm dough forms. Turn dough out onto
lightly floured surface. Knead until dough comes together, about 6
turns. Flatten dough into disk. Cut into 6 wedges. Shape each wedge
into ball. Place on prepared sheet, spacing evenly apart. Flatten each
to 3-inch round. Using sharp knife, cut shallow X in top of each
round.

Bake breads until golden and tester inserted into center comes out
clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack. Serve warm or at room
temperature.

Makes 6 servings.

Source: Bon Apptit October 1999


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