Irish Soda Bread
4 cups all-purpose flour 3 T sugar 1 T baking powder 1 t salt 3/4 T baking soda 6 T cold butter 1-1/2 cups dark raisins 1 T caraway seeds 2 eggs 1-1/2 cups buttermilk Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. 2. Grease a 2 quart casserole. 3. Mix the first 4 ingredients with a fork in a bowl. 4. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the raisins and caraway seeds. 5. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs with a fork. Reserve a T for later. Add the buttermilk to the eggs. Pour into the flour mixture and stir until moist. 6. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead with 10 strokes. 7. Form into a ball and place in the casserole. Cut a cross 1/4” into the top of the dough. Brush the reserved egg on top. 8. Bake for 1 hr 20 minutes. Cool on a rack 10 minutes. Then remove from the casserole and cool completely.