1. Irish Soda Bread
recipe from Katelyn Labuski’s Great Grandmother
4 level cups flour
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
¼ cup butter (left out to get soft)
1½ cups raisins
1 egg
1 1/3 cup butter milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1. Heat oven to 375° degrees
2. Sift together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add caraway
seeds.
3. Cut in butter with knives or pastry blender until mixture is
crumbly.
4. Add raisins.
5. In a separate bowl, combine beaten egg, buttermilk, and baking
soda.
6. Stir into dry mixture until a moist dough is formed.
7. Place on a floured surface and form into a round loaf.
8. Place into a greased baking dish (2 quart).
9. Cut a deep cross from side to side.
10. Bake for 1 hour (or 55 min- until a tooth pick comes clean)
11. Let dish cool for 15 min.
If the dough is dry, add a few drops of buttermilk and work in
with fingers.
*I like to use baking raisins because they are plump & moist. If
you use regular raisins, you can soak in warm water for 10 min.
or so to soften them up.