Irish Soda Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. margarine
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. caraway seed
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 c. raisins, blanched

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cut shortening into dry ingredients as you would for pie crust.
Add buttermilk and mix well.
Add raisins and knead a little.
Shape into 2 large or 3 small loaves.
Bake in 8-inch pie tins.
Just before you put loaves into oven, cut a cross on top of each.
Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Check with a cake tester.
Keep in plastic bags to mellow.
It is best after sitting a day.