DIRECTIONS
1.
Preheat the oven to 425degrees F. Whisk together
four cups of flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda, in a
large bowl.
2.
Using your fingers work the butter into the flour
mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
3.
Make a well in the center. Add beaten egg and
buttermilk to well. Use a wooden spoon until the dough
is too stiff to stir. Dust hands with flour, gently
knead dough in the bowl just long enough to form a
rough ball. For sticky dough, add in a little more flour.
Don’t over-knead! Transfer to a lightly floured
surface and shape into a round loaf.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
Calories per 100 grams 290, Total fat 5 g, Saturated fat 1.1 g, Polyunsaturated fat 1.5 g, Monounsaturated
fat 2g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Sodium 398 mg, Potassium 266 mg, Total carbs 56 g, Dietary fiber 2.6 g,
Protein 7 g, Vitamin A 3%, Calcium 8%, In percent: Vitamin B-6-5 Vitiman C-1, Iron-15, Vitamin B-1.
Soda
Bread
FOR ANY OCCASION
4 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons of butter
1 ¾ cups of buttermilk
Optional: ¼ cup of finely chopped onion
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4. Work the dough just long enough so that the flour is just moistened and the dough just barely
cocomes together. If you over- knead, the bread will be tough.
5. Score with an X: Transfer the dough to a large, lightly greased cast-iron skillet or a baking
shsheet (it will flatten out a bit in the pan). Using a serrated knife, score top of dough about an
incinch and a half deep in an “X” shape. Scoring helps heat get into the center of the dough while
it it cooks.
6. Transfer to the oven and bake until bread is golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped,
ababout 35-45 minutes (cast iron pans may take a little longer). Check for doneness also by
insinserting a long thing skewer into the center. It if comes out clean, it’s done. HInt: If the top is
gegetting too dark while baking, tent the bread with some aluminium foil.
7. Let Cool a few minutes: Remove pan or sheet from the oven, let bread sit in the pan or on
ththe sheet for 5-10 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool briefly. Serve bread warm, at
roroom temperature, or sliced and toasted. Best when eaten warm and just baked.