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Irish Soda Bread
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4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 to 4 tablespoons caraway seed
2 cups raisins
1-1/3 cups buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
Milk
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Cut
in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in caraway seed and raisins.
Combine buttermilk and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Turn
out onto a floured surface and knead lightly until smooth. Shape dough into a
ball and place on a greased baking pan. Pat into a 7-in. round loaf. Cut a 4-in.
cross about 1/4 in. deep on top to allow for expansion. Brush top with milk. Bake
at 375° for 1 hour or until golden brown.
Yield: 1 loaf.
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