1
Preheat your oven to 375ยบ. Grease 2 round cake pans with butter.
2
Mix your dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3
Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until dispersed evenly throughout. If you don't have a pastry blender, use the back of a fork to blend in the butter.
4
Add the buttermilk and the beaten egg and mix until completely moistened.
5
Divide the dough into 2 equal parts.
6
Drop each round onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 1 minute each.
7
Place each dough mound into a cake pan and cut a cross into the dough.
8
Pop the pans into the oven and bake for 30-32 minutes until aromatic and golden brown.
9
Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. It is delicious served still slightly warm.
