Ok guys..here it is
"The Original" Marilyn O'Reilly's Irish Soda Bread
3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
4 tbs butter soft - I let sit out overnight
2 Tbs caraway seeds - optional but it makes it - I crush some and then add whole seeds
1 cup raisin
1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk with 1 Tbs vinegar and let sit for about 5 minutes
1 egg
Preheat oven to 400º. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. add butter and rub until butter is gone, I put in KitchenAid mixer. Add caraway seeds and raisins, Whisk in buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto floured board, it will be sticky so flour it good. knead a few time and shape into a round. Transfer to a cookie sheet and cut a cross into the top. According to Legend: Before baking, a cross was cut on the top with a knife, to ward off the devil and protect the household. Brush with milk over top and bake for 15 minutes at 400º, then reduce heat to 350º and bake for 20 more minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Mine took a lot longer. Depends on how flat you make it. Cool on rack and serve with butter and orange marmalade.
Enjoy, makes great french toast too. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.