Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, sugar and salt to a large bowl; mix well.
• 3 add all of the buttermilk at once; stir until soft dough forms.
• 4 it might be a little lumpy, but don't worry about it at this point.
• 5 pour contents of bowl out onto the counter.
• 6 knead for a minute or so until blended.
• 7 divide dough into two portions.
• 8 shape each portion into a round loaf with lightly flattened tops.
• 9 put loaves on large ungreased baking sheet, preferably the nonstick kind.
• 10 sprinkle some additional flour on top of each loaf and with a sharp knife, cut a cross in two slashes across the top of each loaf.
• 11 let the loaves sit for 10 minutes.
• 12 bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• 13 makes 2 loaves.