Kitty's Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg yolk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 grease a 2 quart casserole.
• 3 into a mixing bowl, shift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
• 4 cut in butter w/ pastry cutter (or 2 knives scissor fashion), until like course cornmeal.
• 5 stir in raisins.
• 6 in separate bowl combine buttermilk, egg and baking soda.
• 7 stir into flour mixture until just moistened.
• 8 turn lightly floured surface,.
• 9 knead lightly until smooth.
• 10 shape into ball and place in casserole.
• 11 make 4 inch cross 1/4 inch deep.
• 12 brush with egg yolk.
• 13 bake 1 hour cool in pan for 10 minutes.