want to bake some bread...

I was in the mood to bake some bread so I tried this very easy recipe that came in the mail on a Mergent Financial Flier. The bread turned out to be quite delicious. Thought some might enjoy a little baking project as the weather turned a bit cold here in the Mid-West.

Irish Soda Bread via Helen Whittingham

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine:

• 4 cups of flour
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• Shake of cinnamon

Combine:

• 1 3/4 cups of buttermild
• 1/2 stick of melted butter
• 1 beaten egg

Now:

• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients with a mixer. 
• Fold in 1 3/4 cups of raisins.
• Add the batter to a greased loaf pan. (I divided the batter into two loaf pans as this made a lot of sticky batter.)
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 - 60 minutes or until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean.