Irish Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. caraway seed (optional)
3 c. flour
3 Tbsp. baking powder
1/4 Tbsp. baking soda
1/4 Tbsp. salt
3/4 box raisins

Preparation

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add the egg. Add measured 3 cups firmly packed flour, plus dry ingredients, alternately with milk. Add caraway seed and raisins.
Pour into tube pan. Sprinkle sugar over top and bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 5 or 10 minutes. Rub butter over the top of bread as soon as you remove from the oven.