Irish Soda Bread

I absolutely adore this bread! The flavor is amazing and it is so easy to put together! It requries no yeast, kneading or rising time which makes it perfect for last minute dinners and entertaining.  It is delicious with butter right out of the oven! Seriously yummy!

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

-Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

-Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture.
Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.

-Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.