Peggy's Authentic Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

Course Breads and Muffins

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 teaspoon baking soda, very fresh
1 teaspoon iodized salt (table salt)
1 1/2 cup buttermilk, cold (you may need less or more)
1 1/2 cup dark seedless raisins (can substitute seedless golden raisins or dried cranberries)
1/4 cup sugar
2 "large" grade eggs, cold
4 cups all purpose, unbleached white flour, plus another quarter cup for dusting the greased baking dish, hands and top of loaf before baking (any all purpose, unbleached flour is fine but King Arthur's all purpose unbleached [not cake flour] seems to wor
4 teaspoons baking powder, very fresh
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, cold, cut into small chunks, plus a few extra tablespoons softened butter for greasing baking dish.

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