Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 cups buttermilk
- ¼ cup butter, melted
Make it step by step
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
- Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture.
- Mix until just moistened. Too much mixing will make it tough.
- Stir in butter; pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 65–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. The loaf should sound hollow if you tap the base.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Wrap in tea-towel or foil several hours or overnight for best flavor.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Contributor history and attribution
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