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Easy Irish Soda Bread

"Easy Irish Soda Bread is a dense and moist bread that requires no rising time and just four simple ingredients to make. A very easy, very good tasting bread. Best if made the day before, or several hours before serving."
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • ¼ cup butter, melted

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Loaf Pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for best flavor.