Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

4C                 Sifted all-purpose flour

1/4C              Granulated sugar

1t                  Salt

1t                  Double-acting baking powder

2T                 Caraway seeds

1/2C              Butter

2C                 Light or dark raisins

1-1/3C           Buttermilk

If you don’t have buttermilk use 1-1/3C whole milk and 1t apple cider vinegar

Let sit for 20 minutes and use

1                   Unbeaten egg

1t                  Baking soda

1T                 Heavy cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F

Grease a 2qt casserole

Sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder into a mixing bowl

Stir in caraway seeds

Cut in butter with pastry cutter or two knives until pastry is like coarse corn meal

Stir in raisins

Combine buttermilk, egg, and baking soda

Stir into flour mixture till just moistened

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly until smooth

Shape into a ball

Place in casserole

With a sharp knife make 4” cross ¼” deep in top center

Brush with cream

Bake 70 minutes or until done

Cool in pan for 10 minutes

Remove

Cool before slicing