Irish Soda Bread

INGREDIENTS
3 ½   cups all-purpose flour
1    teaspoon sugar
1    teaspoon salt
1    teaspoons baking soda
6-7 ounces buttermilk

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Sift together all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and add half of the buttermilk and begin to stir together. Add more liquid sparingly, if you need to – the dough should be raggy, soft and dryish. Blend the ingredients and then, with floured hands, knead the dough briefly, 1 or 2 minutes.

Form into a flat disk and place onto a lightly floured baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut a cross into the top of the loaf. Bake for 10 minutes and then lower the heat to 350 and bake until golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes. Do not over-bake.

Based on a recipe from  “IrishAbroad.com”