Whole Wheat Soda Bread - Crockpot

This is a delightfully rustic bread that develops a hard crust as it cools. It is wonderfully easy and so satisfying with soup, salad or pasta!

2C Wheat or Spelt flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

1 1/4C buttermilk

• In a large bowl mix all the the dry ingrediants together.
• Make a well in the center and add buttermilk in the well. Mix until just blended.
• Grease a 2 qrt mixing bowl and transfer dough into it. (I use stainless, but if you have glass that will work, just put a cloth in the bottom of the crock to set it on.)
• Cover bowl tightly with foil (secure with string or rubber band to keep the moisture out)
• Place covered bowl in crock
• Pour boiling water around the bowl 1" deep.
• Put the lid on and cook on High for 2 1/2-3 hours

Makes a small round loaf (8 slices). The inside is a moist soft texture while the outside crust gets rim and hardens as it cools.