Irish Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup currants
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 generously grease (butter preferred) 10- to 12-inch oven-proof skillet with high sides (2-2 1/2 inch).
• 3 sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• 4 sprinkle a little over the raisins and currants, mix to coat.
• 5 cut the shortening into the remainder of the flour mixture with a pastry cutter.
• 6 stir in raisins, currants and caraway seeds.
• 7 whisk together eggs and milk.
• 8 mix into bread mixture with a wooden spoon, just until well incoroporated.
• 9 turn onto a floured board and mold into a round loaf.
• 10 place in greased skillet and bake in oven for 1 hour at 350°f.