Scottish Wheat Bannock

Ingredients

• 4 cups wheat flour
• ½ cup white granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1½ cups buttermilk
• 4 tbsp butter, cut into pea-sized cubes

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. Combine the dry ingredients.
3. Rub in the butter until crumbly.
4. Mix in the buttermilk to make a soft, workable dough.
5. Knead the dough briefly.
6. Make the dough into a disc about 3 inches thick.
7. Cut an X shape in the dough with a knife (1 cm or so deep).
8. Transfer to an oiled or parchment-lined baking sheet.
9. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 50–70 minutes (depending on your oven) until a skewer stuck in comes out with no gooeyness on it.
10. Let cool 5–10 minutes after taking from the oven.
11. Break apart with your hands into serving-sized chunks.