Classic buttermilk Irish soda bread

Name: Classic buttermilk Irish soda bread
Ingredients: 3 cups unbleached flour, plus more for kneading; 1 cup whole-wheat flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon caraway seeds, optional; 6 tablespoons butter; 2 eggs, beaten, optional; 1 1/4 to 2 cups buttermilk; 1 cup raisins or mixed raisins and currants, plumped in hot water 5 minutes

Classic buttermilk Irish soda bread was pinched from <a href="http://recipes.latimes.com/recipe-classic-buttermilk-irish-soda-bread/" target="_blank">recipes.latimes.com.</a>

"One nice thing about not being Irish but being a baker is that I can take liberties with soda bread. Not that I don't respect tradition; I do. In fact, if I had it my way, soda bread would be ... Read more..."

INGREDIENTS

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3 cups unbleached flour, plus more for kneading

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1 cup whole-wheat flour

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1 tablespoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

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2 tablespoons granulated sugar

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1 1/2 teaspoons salt

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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 tablespoon caraway seeds, optional

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6 tablespoons butter

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2 eggs, beaten, optional

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1 1/4 to 2 cups buttermilk

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1 cup raisins or mixed raisins and currants, plumped in hot water 5 minutes

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