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IRISH SODA BREAD

4 cups sifted enriched all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups seedless raisins
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or two knives until it resembles coarse corn meal. Stir in raisins. Combine buttermilk, egg and baking soda. Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just moistened. Bake in greased one-quart pudding pan or casserole in moderate oven (375° F.) 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.

IRISH KITCHEN HINT

You can vary this recipe as they do in Ireland: add caraway seeds to taste; substitute 1/2 cup molasses for 1/2 cup buttermilk (omitting sugar); use half whole wheat flour, half white.