Soda Bread

Prep Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 1hr
Total Time: 1hr 15 mins

Ingredients 
Plain flour 450g 
Baking powder - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 65g 
Salt - 1 tsp
Bicarbonate of soda - 1 tsp 
Egg - 1 beaten
Buttermilk - 450ml 

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. 
• In a bowl, mix together plain flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and bicarbonate of soda.

• Blend buttermilk and eggs together. Now, add it to the flour mix and knead it to form a soft dough.The dough should be soft enough to enough to pull it together into a loose ball but no longer.

                                    

• Put the dough on a lightly floured baking sheet and dust generously with flour.
• Make a deep cross on the dough with as sharp knife.

• Bake for about an hour, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into bread comes out clean. 
• Cool on a wire rack if you prefer a crunchy crust. Or, wrap in a clean drying towel or cloth for several hours, or overnight, for best flavour.
• Soda Bread is ready.
• Serve it with butter or your favourite jam.