Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 to 4 Tbsp. caraway seeds
2 cups raisins
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

In mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in caraway seeds and raisins.
Combine buttermilk and egg. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly.
Shape dough into balls and place in greased baking pan.
Pat into a 7 inch round loaf.
Cut a 4 inch cross about 1/4 deep on top to allow for expansion.
Brush top with milk.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour or until golden brown. Yield:
1 loaf.