Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. buttermilk *
2 tsp. caraway seed
1 egg (unbeaten)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 egg yolk, beaten

Preparation

Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Grease cookie sheet.
Into a bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Stir in caraway seed.
Cut in butter until coarse, like cornmeal.
Stir in raisins.
In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, 1 egg and soda.
Stir into flour mixture until just moistened.