Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. butter
2 c. raisins
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Rub in butter until it resembles coarse corn meal.
Add raisins.
Combine buttermilk, egg and baking soda.
Stir buttermilk mixture into flour; mix until moistened.
Bake in greased 1-quart pan or casserole in moderate oven at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Use knife to form cross on top of bread before putting in oven.