Eva'S Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. caraway seed (optional)
1 c. raisins (optional)

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, soda, baking powder and optional caraway seed and raisins.
Mix well.
In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Add buttermilk and butter.
Combine well. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring with wooden spoon just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn out dough onto lightly floured board. Knead lightly until smooth, about 1 minute. Shape dough into a ball.
Place on cookie sheet.
With hands, flatten into a 7-inch circle. With a sharp knife, cutting 1/4-inch deep, mark top into quarters.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until top is golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when rapped with knuckle. Remove loaf to wire rack.
Brush top with butter and cool completely.