Irish Soda Bread

It's that time of year again. Time to bring out your greens and drink until you vomit and eat Soda Bread so I thought I's share with you my mother's recipe with all of you.

Ingredients:

4 cups flour

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 ½ cup raisins

2 tsp. Caraway seeds (optional)

½ tsp. Salt

4 tbsp. sugar

2 cups buttermilk

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl then gradually add buttermilk and using a large spoon mix all together (dough will be sticky). Add a little flour onto a board and shape into two round loaves. After shaping make a cross in the middle on top of each loaf. Spray a cookie sheet and place loaf on top and bake for 35-40 minutes in a 350-degree oven. Test with a toothpick and be sure that it comes out clean.