Ingredients

• 3 cups flour (white, whole wheat, multigrain)
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp cold butter
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375°F and place a large heavy skillet, eg. cast iron, into it to heat up.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Cut butter into mixture.
• Add buttermilk and stir until it’s just combined. Don’t overmix and don’t knead.
• Take the heavy skillet out of the oven and add a pat of butter to melt in the bottom.
• Form the dough gently into a flattened ball and place it into the skillet.
• Cut a cross 2 cm deep into the top of the dough.
• Bake for 40 minutes, then remove and let cool on a wire rack.

Soda bread dough shaped into a loaf with cross-cut

Baked loaf