Grandmother'S Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

In a bowl, sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Mix in caraway seed.
With a pastry blender or knife, cut in shortening to the consistency of cornmeal.
Add raisins.
Stir in combined buttermilk, egg and soda.
Mix until just moistened. Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead gently until smooth. Form a round loaf.
Place dough in a well-greased pan.
Cut a cross about 1/2 inch deep.
Bake until golden at 375\u00b0, 1 hour or longer.
Smother the outside of the loaf with butter or margarine while still hot to give it extra flavor.
Yield:
1 round loaf.