IRISH SODA BREAD 
2 1/2 c. flour (5)
1 tsp. baking soda (2)
1 tsp. baking powder (2)
1/2 tsp. salt (1)
4 tbsp. sugar (8)
1/2 c. butter (1)
1 c. raisins
2 tsp. caraway seed (4)
3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar (6)
3/4 c. milk (1 1/2)

Heat oven to 400. Sift flour with next 4 ingredients. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in raisins to caraway seeds.

Mix together vinegar and milk. Make a well in center of flour mixture, add liquid all at once, stirring vigorously with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.

Turn out onto a lightly floured board. Knead gently 8-10 times. Shape into a round ball and place in greased 8 inch pan (pie). Brush top with milk. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 375 for 30 minutes.

Ingredients in parenthesis are for 2 loaves.

 

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