Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour, sifted
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 stick butter
1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. raisins
1/4 tsp. nutmeg (if desired)

Preparation

Into a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and soda.
Add butter and blend with fork or fingers until resembling coarse corn meal.
Add sugar, salt, raisins and nutmeg; mix same.
Then add whipped eggs and buttermilk and knead only long enough to form cake.
Cut cross on top and bake in preheated oven (350\u00b0) for 40 minutes.