Irish Soda Bread

Hoping everyone had a delightful St. Patrick's Day!

To celebrate the Irish holiday, we made some delicious soda bread.

Here's the list:

1 cup buttermilk

1 stick and 1/2 butter

1 cup raisins

4 cups flour

1/4 sugar

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of baking soda

pinch of salt

1 egg

1 teaspoon of grated lemon or orange peel

Melt the 1/2 stick of butter and soak your raisins. Once plumped, combine all your ingredients saving the buttermilk for the end. Form your dough into a small round loaf. Corningware makes for a perfect size.

Bake at 350 until golden brown.

Eat it while it's still warm with butter and honey! I promise you'll love this:)

For a touch of interest:

Add a dash of cinnamon to your melted butter and raisins. 

Also a teaspoon of vanilla wouldn't hurt either, just sayin':)

Thank you allrecipes.com & Ina Garten ~ combining your methods called for one yummy loaf!

It is officially added to our favorite breads.