Please will someone in Ireland give me a good recipe for soda bread with caraway and raisins thanks?

The following Irish Soda Bread Recipe is as authentic as one could get. This particular recipe comes from an Aunt who originally comes from a small village on the tip of the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. This part of Ireland is part of the Gaeltacht, the name for areas of Ireland where the Irish language is still spoken everyday. This particular Aunt is an Irish speaker whose first language is Irish. She makes some of the best Irish Soda Bread around and it wonderful to share this recipe with those looking to make authentic Irish Soda Bread. The only difficulty in putting this authentic Irish Soda Bread recipe together is that the Aunt who makes it never measures any of the ingredients, she just puts a little of that and a little of this estimating the correct amounts. Because of this it was necessary to do a little refining to provide you will precise measurements. To make it just use the following instructions for authentic Irish Soda Bread below.





Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit so that it is ready for your bread straight away.





You will need the following ingredients to make authentic Irish Soda Bread





4 cups of flour


1 egg


录 cup of sugar


3 teaspoons of baking powder


a pinch or about 陆 a teaspoon of baking soda


录 teaspoon of salt


1 stick of softened butter (about 录 of a pound)


2 cups of buttermilk


1 cup or so of raisins (you can use regular or golden raisons)


陆 cup of currants can be added is desired but this is optional





When you have gathered the necessary ingredients for your Irish Soda Bread carry out the following instructions.





Preheat over to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 175 Celsius.


Butter a baking pan and lightly flour it.


Mix together in a large mixing bowl the flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.


Cut in softened butter into the flour mixture.


Stir in raisins and if you use them currants.


In a separate bowl lightly beat the egg into the butter milk


Add the egg and butter milk mixture into the flour mixture by hand, mixing in a little at a time and being careful to avoid over mixing.


Turn out on a lightly floured board and briefly knead to form a smooth dough.


Shape into a high, round ball.


Place onto a baking pan.


Slash a cross or x shape across the top of the dough.


Bake at 350F or 175C for 50 to 60 minutes.


It is done when it is nicely browned. Tap to see if it sounds hollow if so it is done.Please will someone in Ireland give me a good recipe for soda bread with caraway and raisins thanks?
Here ya go, enjoy





IRISH SODA BREAD WITH RAISINS





4 1/2 c. flour


4 tsp. baking powder


1/2 tsp. baking soda


1 tsp. salt


3 tbsp. sugar


1 tbsp. caraway seeds


1 c. dark raisins


2 c. buttermilk


Butter


Sugar





Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet or cake pan and dust with flour.


Mix 4 cups flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and caraway seeds. Add raisins, mixing them in with your fingers to make sure they are separated. Add buttermilk to bowl and mix with a fork until mixture forms a dough.





Sprinkle about 1/4 cup flour on a board or counter, turn out dough and knead for 5 minutes. Form dough into a smooth, round loaf about 8 inches in diameter. (If humidity is high, you may need to add another 1/4 cup flour to the board.) Press loaf evenly into pan and cut a cross 1/2 inch deep in the top.





Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes until loaf feels hollow when tapped. Remove from pan. Rub with butter and sprinkle with sugar.Please will someone in Ireland give me a good recipe for soda bread with caraway and raisins thanks?
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Authentic Irish Soda Bread recipe





1 cup raisins


1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 cup granulated sugar


2 tablespoons lard


3/4 cup milk


1 egg


3 teaspoons caraway seeds





Boil raisins for 3 minutes, then drain and dust lightly with a little flour.





Sift together with the remaining flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Rub in the lard with hands. Add milk, egg, and caraway seeds and pour into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 1 hour.








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IRISH SODA BREAD





ingredients


4 cups all-purpose flour


1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon salt


1 tablespoon sugar


1 1/2 tablespoons caraway seeds


1 cup raisins


1 3/4 cups well-shaken buttermilk


2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted


preparation


Preheat oven to 375掳F. Butter and flour a large baking sheet, knocking off excess flour.





Sift together 4 cups flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and stir in sugar, caraway, and raisins. Add buttermilk and stir just until dough is evenly moistened but still lumpy.





Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and gently knead with floured hands about 8 times to form a soft but slightly less sticky dough. Halve dough and form into 2 balls. Pat out each ball into a domed 6-inch round on baking sheet. Cut a 1/2-inch-deep X on top of each loaf with a sharp knife, then brush loaves with butter.





Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and bottoms sound hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer loaves to racks to cool completely.
Why do you think somebody in Ireland will have a recipe for soda bread with caraway and raisins? Caraway and raisins aren't native Irish ingredients. Why not just make your favourite soda bread and add a handful of caraway and raisins to it?