Mom’s Irish Soda Bread

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Source: Mom

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 80 minutes

Categories: Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbl Crisco
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 2 tbl caraway

Directions

  1. Mix all dry ingredients.

  2. Add a little buttermilk to the bowl at a time, mixing with a fork.

  3. Sprinkle hands with flour and knead dough until thoroughly mixed.

  4. Add raisins and caraway and mix.

  5. Grease and flour a round baking pan, put dough in. Sprinkle with flour and cut a cross in the top.

  6. Cover with a tea towel and let sit for 20 minutes.

  7. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until done

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