IRISH SODA BREAD

食材

4 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder

I teaspoon salt

¾¼ teaspoon baking soda

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

1½ cups dark seedless raisins

1 tablespoon caraway seed

2 eggs

1½ cups buttermilk

步驟

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Grease well a 2-quart round casserole.

In large bowl, with fork, mix flour and next 4 ingredients.

With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Stir in raisins and caraway seed.

With fork, beat eggs In small bowl, slightly; remove 1 tablespoon and reserve.

Stir buttermilk into remaining egg;

stir into flour mixture just until flour is moist- ened. (Dough will be sticky.)

Turn dough onto well-floured surface; floured with hands, knead about 10 strokes to mix thoroughly.

Shape dough into a ball; place in casserole.

In center of ball, with sharp knife, cut a 4-inch cross about ¼ inch deep.

Brush dough with reserved egg.

Bake about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in casserole on wire rack 10 minutes;

remove from casserole and cool completely on rack.

Makes 1 loaf.