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Sarah's Irish Soda Bread Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 1.
Step #2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step #3 Grease large baking sheet; set aside.
Step #4 2.
Step #5 Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda & salt into large bowl.
Step #6 Stir in caraway seeds.
Step #7 Cut in shortening with pastry mixer or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step #8 Stir in raisins.
Step #9 Beat egg in medium bowl using fork.
Step #10 Add buttermilk; beat until well mixed.
Step #11 Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; stir until mixture forms soft dough that clings together & forms a ball.
Step #12 3.
Step #13 Turn out dough onto well-floured surface.
Step #14 Knead dough carefully 10 to 12 times.
Step #15 Place dough on prepared baking sheet.
Step #16 Pat dough into 7-inch round.
Step #17 Score top of dough with tip of sharp knife, making an "X" about 4 inches long & 1/4 inch deep.
Step #18 4.
Step #19 Bake 55 to 60 mins or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Step #20 Immediately remove this from baking sheet; cool on wire rack.
Step #21 Bread is best eaten the day it is made.
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