Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 c. flour
    3 Tbsp. sugar
    1 Tbsp. baking powder
    1 tsp. salt
    6 Tbsp. butter
    1 1/2 c. raisins
    2 eggs
    1 1/2 c. buttermilk
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
    Grease 2-quart round casserole dish. In large bowl with a fork, mix flour and next 4 ingredients with pastry blender.
    Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
    Stir in raisins.
    Beat eggs in a small bowl with a fork and remove 1 tablespoon and save.
    Stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened (dough will be sticky).
    Turn dough onto floured surface.
    Knead and shape into ball.
    Place in a casserole.
    Cut a cross in center of dough.
    Brush dough with saved egg.
    Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes.
    Cool.

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