Ingredients

  • 10 teaspoons wheat germ
  • 1 cup crushed rye meal
  • 1/2 cup wheat bran
  • 1 cup sifted rye flour
  • 2 cups wheat flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 4 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 tablespoon crushed caraway seed
  • 4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup treacle

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Butter two rectangular 4-pints pans.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients carefully.
  • Add buttermilk and treacle, stir thoroughly.
  • Distribute the batter in the pans.
  • Bake for 100 minutes.
  • Check the loaves after 50 minutes. If they have gotten a beautiful dark color, cover them with foil for the rest of the baking time so they don't get burned.
  • Let them get cold under a baking cloth before you put them in plastic bags and into the freezer.