This Recipe Is Easy As ...Bread

Loaf serves 6-8

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup wheat flour
1/3 cup wheat germ
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 /2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
a heaping 1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 large egg
2/3 cup buttermilk
4 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp honey
1 cup golden raisins

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375. Allow egg and buttermilk to come to room temperature. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour through rosemary). In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk the egg, buttermilk, butter, and honey.
3. Slowly add flour to buttermilk mixture. Beat on low speed until just combined. The batter will be sticky.
4. Gently stir in raisins.
5. With a rubber spatula, scrape the bater onto the parchment paper lined baking sheet to form a mound that measures about 8 inches in diameter. Slash an X into the top of the loaf with a sharp knife.
6. Bake for about 28 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Then, allow to cool for about 5 minutes before serving. This bread is very nice warm or at room temperature.

***Get silly with this recipe and replace raisins with chopped, dried apricots and stir in fresh, chopped lavender in lieu of the rosemary.

Recipe by Cristina Paul