Mom’s Irish Soda Bread
(from mimicook’s recipe box)
The best and only.
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
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Mix all dry ingredients.
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Add a little buttermilk to the bowl at a time, mixing with a fork.
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Sprinkle hands with flour and knead dough until thoroughly mixed.
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Add raisins and caraway and mix.
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Grease and flour a round baking pan, put dough in. Sprinkle with flour and cut a cross in the top.
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Cover with a tea towel and let sit for 20 minutes.
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Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until done