Irish Brown Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. white flour plus an additional Tbsp. (needed later to dust kneading surface)
2 1/2 c. whole-wheat flour
3/4 stick margarine, slightly soft (not directly from refrigerator)
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. golden raisins
4 Tbsp. granulated white sugar
1 pinch salt
about 2 c. buttermilk (about 16 fluid oz.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix, but do not sift, the
white flour together with the whole-wheat flour.
Cut margarine into small pieces and rub into the combined flour until it resembles bread crumbs.
Add in and mix all other dry ingredients (including golden raisins), except the further tablespoon of white flour mentioned for kneading.
Slowly add buttermilk to the mixture with gentle mixing until it becomes a soft dough (about 2 cups of buttermilk will be needed).