Does this advice hold true for non-yeast breads also, such as Irish soda bread? I add diced dates, cranberries, blueberries, or sometimes seeds (sesame, caraway, etc), half unbleached white flour and half whole wheat or rye flour, buttermilk, baking soda, and salt, and bake in a cast iron Dutch oven (half the time covered, half uncovered).

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