Gramma'S Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
2/3 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. currants or dark, seedless raisins
2 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. melted shortening

Preparation

Sift together dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Stir in currants or raisins.
Combine eggs, buttermilk and shortening. Then add to dry ingredients.
Turn batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 until loaf tests done, about 1 hour.
Remove from pan immediately.
Keep refrigerated.
Is good toasted with butter.