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I made this bread for the local fair at the beginning of October and have made it several times since because our family enjoys it. It’s nice because it tastes like “normal” bread but it’s really quick to make since there’s no rising time. Between when you start and when it’s finished cooking is only about an hour. Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of it, but I thought I’d share the recipe anyway.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk (or substitute, see below)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Combine butter, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. (I usually melt the butter then add the other ingredients.)
3. Stir in the buttermilk to make a soft dough.
4. Knead 8-10 times. (I just flour my hands and do this in the bowl, but you could dump it on a floured surface if you want.)
5. Form into a round loaf and cut an X about 1/4 inch deep on the top with a floured bread knife.
6. Bake on a cookie sheet for 35 to 45 minutes, until golden brown.
7. Tastes good warm or cooled. We just take chunks off the loaf rather than slicing it.

Buttermilk Substitute

Add one tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar to a liquid measuring container (more than 1 cup). Add milk so that the total volume of lemon juice and milk is one cup. Swirl around to mix together and let sit for about 5 minutes.