Irish Soda Bread

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Irish Soda Bread

The Irish in the Old Country make beautiful soda bread. Given a good recipe, why shouldn't the Irish-Americans make it too?
This is another recipe my mother clipped from a newspaper or magazine many years ago.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course: Biscuits, Breads & Rolls
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups sifted flour 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup corn oil or butter
  • 1 cup seedless raisins
  • 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • Corn oil

Method
 

  1. Grease 8×1-1/2 inch layer cake pan.
  2. Sift together first 5 items in large bowl. Add corn oil and blend until fine crumbs form, Stir in raisins and caraway seeds. Mix buttermilk and egg together.
  3. Gradually add to flour mixture, stirring until soft dough forms. Turn out onto floured board; knead lightly until smooth. Shape into ball.
  4. Place in prepared pan. Flatten slightly and cut a cross on top of loaf. Brush with corn oil. Bake in 350-degree oven 50 minutes or until brown.
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