March 17, 2012

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

2 cops flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon of sugar
4 tablespoons crisco
1/2 cup raisins or currants
3/4 cup sour milk (add a tablespoon of vinegar to the milk and let it set 5 minutes)
1 tablespoon caraway seeds

 Sift all the dry ingredients together, Cut in the shortening, until the mix looks like crumbles about the size of small peas. Add the raisins and the caraway seeds.  Add milk, knead it all for just a minute. Shape iit into a round loaf about 3/4 inch thick. put it on a greased pan. Bake 30 minutes ar 375 degrees.  Cut it in wedges to eat.

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