Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups dark raisins
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons shortening, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• 3 stir in raisins or currants.
• 4 combine eggs, buttermilk and melted shortening.
• 5 add liquid mixture to dry ingredients and mix just until flour is moistened.
• 6 turn batter into greased and floured 5 1/4x9 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.