*** mom's irish soda bread ***

How To Make *** mom's irish soda bread ***

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Step 2
  In a large bowl sift together flour through salt. Use pastry blender & but butter in until crumbly. Stir in raisins. Add buttermilk & stir until mixture is combined & forms a soft dough.
• Step 3
  Turn out onto a floured surface. Gather dough into a ball & knead 6 - 8 turns until dough holds together. Shape into a 7" round dish & place on ungreased bake sheet.
• Step 4
  Cut 1" deep X across top of bread & bake 40 - 45 minutes until brown. Bread should sound hollow when tapped on bottom.
• Step 5
  Let cool on a rack.
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