Ingredients
• 450 grams plain flour
• 1 heaped teaspoon sugar
• 1 heaped teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 230 millilitres buttermilk
Method
1. Preheat oven to 230 degrees C.
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together your dry ingredients.
3. Add your buttermilk gradually and knead together well using your hands or a standing mixer until a dough is formed.
4. Place the dough evenly along the base of a well greased and floured bread baking tin. With a sharp knife, cut an X along the top from corner to corner.
5. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 180 degrees C and continue to bake for approximately 25 minutes more. Be careful not to burn.
6. Remove when the bread is well risen and a golden brown crust has formed on top.