

Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- extra flour for dusting
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, cold, diced
- 250 ml thick butter milk, cold (churned full-fat yogurt with some added water)
- Zest from 2 oranges
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup dried fruits such as golden raisins, chopped dried apricots, chopped dried orange
Method:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- In a small bowl, combine cold buttermilk, orange zest and give it quick whisk and put aside
- In a bowl, toss the raisins with 1 tbsp flour to coat and put aside
- In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt
- Add in diced butter and mix well for about 2-3 minutes
- Pour in the buttermilk mixture and mix until just combined
- Add walnuts / pecans and raisins and mix well for 10 seconds
- Plop the very wet batter onto a floured surface. Give it a light kneading and shape it into a ball
- Place the dough on a parchment lined baking sheet
- Score an ‘X’ on the surface by cutting it at the middle in both the directions… make full cut through the depth of the dough
- Do not overwork your dough and put it straight in the oven (lower rack) after making a cross cut. No need to rest the dough
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes in the lower rack until a skewer comes out clean. Note that smaller ovens can cook faster and so start monitoring after 35 minutes of baking
- Tap the base of your loaf for that hollow sound to ensure it has cooked through
Serves: 8-10
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