Ginny's Award Winning Irish Soda Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp caraway seeds
1 cup raisins or currants
1 3/4 cups well-shaken buttermilk
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degree. Butter and flour a large baking sheet, shaking off
excess flour. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Stir in
sugar, caraway seeds, and raisins. Add buttermilk and stir just until dough is
evenly moistened but still lumpy. Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and
gently knead with floured hands about 8 times to form a soft but slightly less
sticky ball. Halve dough and form into 2 balls. Pat out each ball into a domed
6-inch round on baking sheet. Cut a 1/2 inch deep X onto each loaf with a sharp
knife, then brush with butter. Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and
bottom sounds hollow when tapped about 35-40 minutes. Transfer loaves to rack to
cool completely.

The recipe for Ginny's Award Winning Irish Soda Bread taken from the first edition
Donovan Family Cookbook. During the holidays our family always gets together and
often will have bake-offs. This is one of the recipes that won one of those
bake-offs. The recipe can be found on www.FamilyCookbookProject.com or using the
link below.

http://www.familycookbookproject.com...=1026&sid=1090

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