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.



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