Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. seedless raisins
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 Tbsp. caraway seed (optional)
2 eggs, beaten lightly
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. butter (not melted)

Preparation

Into bowl, sift flour, soda and salt.
Add caraway seed, sugar and raisins.
Mix melted butter, beaten eggs and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture.
Form into a round loaf; place in round 2-quart pan.
With a knife, cut a cross on top of loaf.
After removal from oven, rub top with butter while still warm.
Cool; wrap in foil.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 1 1/4 hours.