Irish Soda Bread

By Tingrin3

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teasp. salt
• 3 teasp. baking powder
• 1 teasp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teasp. cardamom
• 1/4 cup firm butter
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and cardamom.

Cut in butter with pastry blender until crumbly. In separate bowl,beat egg and buttermilk lightly. Knead 2-3 mins.on floured board.

Divide dough in half and shape into rounds and press lightly with pie pan.

cut 1/2" cross on top of each loaf.

Bake 375 degrees for 35-40 mins.