Mom O'S Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Add caraway seed.
Cut in butter with knives or pastry blender until mixture is quite crumbly.
Add raisins.
In a separate bowl, combine egg and buttermilk.
Add baking soda to liquid (mixture will bubble slightly).
Quickly stir into dry ingredients until a moist dough is formed.