Irish Soda Bread

Submitted by TwoOtta3

Ingredients:

 3 cups of flour
 1 egg
½ cup of sugar                      
1 ½ cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 cup of raisins
¼ teaspoon of baking soda    
½ stick of butter
Pinch of salt

Cooking Instructions:

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Blend in the butter.  Add raisins. In a measuring cup beat the egg and  buttermilk until creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients to the mixing bowl slowly until you are able to knead it with your fingers. (Should be a breadlike dough)   Spread the dough in a baking dish with a knife. Slice a cross on the top.

Heat oven to 350 degrees . Use a 9 inch round pan. Grease & flour the pan.   Bake 50 to 60 mins until lightly brown