2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pie pan

1 teasp[oon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups buttermilk

1/3 cup salad oil, plus extra for oiling pie pan

2 tablespoons light molasses or corn syrup

In a bowl, mix together the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt.  Add buttermilk, oil and molasses or corn syrup and stir until well moistened.

Rub a 9-inch pie pan with oil, then dust with all-purpose flour.  Scrape the bread batter into the pan and spread level.  Bake in a 400-degree oven until the bread

is well browned and just begins to pull from pan sides, 35 to 45 minutes.  Cut loaf into wedges in pan or invert from pan, turn over and cut into wedges.  Makes 

1 loaf.