Soda Bread

Buttermilk bread raised without yeast, ready in an hour.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• 1¾ cups Buttermilk
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Mix dry — Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a wide bowl.
2. Add buttermilk — Pour in the buttermilk and bring it together with a light hand in seconds — overworking ruins the crumb.
3. Shape — Turn onto a floured surface, pat into a round, and set on a tray.
4. Cut a cross — Cut a deep cross into the top so the heat reaches the centre.
5. Bake — Bake at 220°C for 35 minutes until it sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
6. Soda Bread is ready — Cool on a rack and eat the same day.

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