Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted plus more for pan
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons caraway seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter a baking sheet. in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, raisins, caraway seeds, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs and 2 tablespoons butter. stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients to form a dough.
• 4 knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth, about 4 minutes; add more flour as needed to prevent sticking. form dough into a 9-inch round; place on prepared baking sheet. brush loaf with remaining tablespoon butter. using a sharp knife, score an x on top of loaf.
• 5 bake until skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. cool on wire rack before serving.