Irish Soda Bread

By MelanieAnn

Ingredients

• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups seedless raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons of caraway seed
• 2 cups of buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Step 1

Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or two knives until it resembles coarse corn meal. Stir in raisins and caraway seed. Combine buttermilk, egg, baking soda and cream of tartar. Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just moistened. Bake in greased one quart pudding pan or casserole in moderate over (360 degrees) 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.