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This is a very earthy dense breakfast bread.

Buttermilk Raisin Wheat Nut Bread

3 cups whole wheat flour
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ cups brown sugar
¼ cup honey
5 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
4 T melted butter
3 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1 ½ cups chopped nuts
1 cup raisins

Sift together baking powder, soda, salt and spices along with white flour. Add whole wheat flour and sugar. Beat eggs until light and frothy and add to mixture until well combined along with buttermilk. Add nuts and raisins. Pour into buttered or greased 5” x 9” loaf pans and bake in preheated oven at 325 degrees F for an hour and 10 minutes.

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