Preheat the oven to 425F. Lightly grease and flour a cake pan or dutch oven.
Sieve all the dry ingredients together. Add buttermilk and kneed lightly.
Shape into flattened sphere and cut a cross in the top.
Cover cake pan with another pan, or put lid on dutch oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.