Irish Soda Bread (co.cavan)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar (plus what falls into bowl lol)
• 1/4 cup butter, i use butter flavor crisco
• 3/4-1 cup raisins (soaked in warm water until plumped. my tweak is to use jameson's, just a little bit more than to cov)
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
• 2 cut the butter or crisco into chunks and mix into the dry with a pastry cutter until well mixed.
• 3 then add the raisins and caraway seeds.
• 4 in a smaller bowl mix the egg with the buttermilk until blended.
• 5 pour the wet into the dry and mix together when it starts to form a ball then go in to the bowl with your hands and mix the rest together until all mixed (dough is sticky) then form a bla and place it on a greased cookie sheet. let sit for 10 minutes (it rises) then cut an x across the top and brush with milk. bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown. i find the more loaves i bake you need to lessen the bake time , my first 2 took the 35 minutes the last 2 only 25
• 6 i recommend letting it cool slightly, then while still warm enjoy a slice with a lot of butter and huge cup of tea. some clotted cream and jam would be nice too.