Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:

Bread:

4 cups all-purpose flour

4 TBSP white sugar

1 tsp baking soda (I definitely accidentally put in a tablespoon of soda, and it came out just fine.)

1 TBSP baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup buttermilk (I added a few splashes extra to get a nice dough)

1 egg

Butter mixture:

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup buttermilk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

2. Lightly grease a medium baking sheet

3. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, soda, powder, salt, and butter. Stir in buttermilk and egg.

4. Place dough on a floured surface and knead slightly

5. Form dough into a rounded loaf shape and place on the prepared baking sheet

6. In a small bowl, combine melted butter and buttermilk

7. Brush mixture on top of loaf (keep some mixture to use throughout the baking process)

8. Use a knife to cut an x on the top of the loaf

9. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, around 45-50 minutes

10. You can continue to brush the loaf with butter mixture as it bakes

Slice and serve warm with a pad of butter on top!