The Cookbook

Soda Bread

4 cups all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg beaten
some combination of 4 tablespoons of cold butter and shortening (I like 2+2)
2 cups buttermilk


Cut fat into dry ingredients to look like course meal.

Make a well in the mixture and add egg and buttermilk, stir with a spoon until mixed; should be a sticky stiff dough. Knead slightly to a ball; treat the dough like a biscuit DO NOT over knead.

Bake at 425* 35-45 minutes in a cast iron pan or a baking sheet. Can be checked like a cake for doneness. Skewer in the center - if it comes out clean you're done.

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