Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a cookie sheet.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir together. Add buttermilk and mix with a large spoon (or with your hands!) until the dough comes together- it will feel like biscuit dough. The dough should be moist, but not sticky and hard to handle.
Form into a round and place on greased cookie sheet. Slice an X into the top with a sharp knife and bake for about 40 minutes, until dark golden. Rub top with butter while still warm.