Making bread can acquire all the right elements. This recipe is pretty straightforward and doesn't require a lot of attention. Dense with a melt in your mouth lightness. This loaf is scrumptious served at any meal and is particularly lovely at breakfast with a cup of tea and a slathering of jam.
Buttermilk Bread
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Makes 1 loaf
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
a pinch of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Butter and flour a loaf pan. You may also line with a piece of baking parchment paper.
In a large bowl blend the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar together with a whisk.
Add the butter and mix throughly with your hands for approximately 3 to 4 minutes until the flour mixture and butter together become a crumbly mixture. Add the buttermilk and form a soft dough. Place into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
Notes: If you do not have buttermilk or sour milk, add a teaspoon of lemon juice to a cup of whole milk.
Hope everyone is having a good week so far. Temperatures are dropping... stay warm!
- JD