Irish Tea Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. raisins
1 to 2 Tbsp. caraway seed (optional)
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 c. buttermilk
grated lemon rind or grated orange rind (optional)

Preparation

Mix the first 5 ingredients.
Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Add raisins, caraway seed and rind. Stir in the egg and buttermilk just to moisten.
Turn on a well floured surface and knead 8 to 10 times.
Roll out to 1/2-inch thickness.
With a biscuit cutter or inverted glass rim, cut out biscuits.