Irish Soda Bread

butter
flour
sugar
raisins
caraway seeds
baking soda
salt
baking powder
buttermilk
eggs

1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, raisins, caraway seeds, baking soda, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs and 2 T butter. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients to form a dough.

2. 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 T of butter. Using a sharp knife, score an X on top of loaf.

3. Bake until skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack before serving.

Serving Size: 1/16th

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZTNEB1.