| St. Patrick's Day Irish Bread
3 tablespoons of melted butter (I use margarine)
3 cups of flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 cup of sugar
2 cups of raisins, either light or dark
1 teaspoon of caraway seeds (opt.)
2 beaten eggs
1 cup of milk
Cinnamon-sugar to cover |
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Cover the raisins with water, bring to a boil, let stand after turning off 5 minutes. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl with a large spoon (no need for a mixer). Stir in raisins and caraway seeds, mix eggs and milk and add melted butter. Spoon into a large (I use a well greased 10" deep glass pie plate). You can use 2 loaf pans or something comparable. Sprinkle top with cinnamon-sugar before baking at 275ºF. for 45 to 50 minutes. St. Patrick's Day Irish Bread 2
3 cups of reg. flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
3/4 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup of butter or margarine
1 cup of milk
1 cup of dark raisins
1 cup of light raisins
Caraway seeds (optional)
Cream butter and sugar, then add beaten eggs, milk, and sifted dry ingredients and beat well. Fold in raisins and caraway seeds. Sprinkle top with sugar. Bake in loaf pan 40 to 60 minutes at 350ºF. |
