Sweet Irish Bread

Submitted by Lorraine3

"Not your typical minimally sweet Irish Soda Bread. This one is moist and sweeter than most. Has raisins and caraway seeds. Great with Corned Beef Dinner on St. Patrick's Day! Delicious the next morning toasted, too! Got this recipe from my mother in law."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 loaves
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder (slightly heaping)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted (slightly heaping)
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk

directions

1. Mix Flour, baking powder, sugar and caraway seeds together in a large bowl.
2. Combine eggs, melted butter and milk and add this to dry ingredients.
3. Add raisins.
4. Put batter in one 9" cake pan (with 2" high sides) or 2 loaf pans filled halfway with batter. (Grease pan).
5. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes in a 9" pie pan or 2 loaf pans filled halfway with batter.then turn temperature down to 375 for 45 more minutes.