Instructions:

1 round loaf

Ingredients:

4 cups sifted flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1/4 cup or 1/2 stick butter or margarine
2 cups seedless raisins
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon soda

Procedure:

Sift together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, stir in caraway seeds. Using a pastry blender, cut in margarine until like coarse meal ; stir in raisins.

Beat together the buttermilk, egg and soda, stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Turn onto lightly floured board and knead gently until smooth.

Place dough in a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Cut a cross on top of loaf about 1/2-inch deep running almost to ends and sides of loaf.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 50 minutes. Cover top with aluminum foil and continue baking for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, turn onto rack and continue cooling.