Sally's Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2-1 cup raisins (soak in hot water and squeeze)
• 1/4 cup butter (room temperature)

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
• 2 cut in butter until consistency of cornmeal.
• 3 add raisins to mix.
• 4 add vinegar to milk to make sour milk.
• 5 mix egg into sour milk.
• 6 pour milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is wet.
• 7 do not overmix!
• 8 grease a cast iron skillet or loaf pan with pam or butter.
• 9 pour mixture into pan.
• 10 take a knife and slash an x down the middle of batter.
• 11 bake at 350-375 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.