Irish Soda Bread ()

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour (i prefer unbleached)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan or 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 3 sift the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt together in a large bowl.
• 4 stir in the sugar.
• 5 make a well in the center, add the buttermilk, and work the milk into the flour until a soft dough is formed.
• 6 it should be slightly elastic and not too sticky.
• 7 if it appears too sticky, add flour a little at a time until you have a good dough.
• 8 turn the dough into the prepared pan and cut either a slit or a cross into the top.
• 9 bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400 degrees and bake until bread is golden brown and firm to the touch.
• 10 (about 45 minutes.) let cool slightly before slicing.
• 11 best if served warm with fresh butter, but also good fully cooled.