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Super Simple Irish Soda Bread 
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1 tsp butter or margarine 
4 cups all-purpose flour 
1 tsp salt 
1 tsp baking soda 
1 cup buttermilk 

Rub butter into flour. Add salt and soda, mix well together by running the dry ingredients through your fingers. Add buttermilk and stir into a soft dough with a wooden spoon. With floured hands knead lightly into a ball and turn out onto a lightly floured baking sheet. Flatten the dough into a circle 1 1/2 inches thick with the palm of your hand. Make a cross in the center with a floured knife. Bake at 425 for 30 to 35 mins. Makes one loaf. 

Source: Atlanta Constitution