Irish Soda Bread from County Cork

Name: Irish Soda Bread from County Cork
Total time: 105
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 cups self-rising flour; 0.75 cup white sugar; 0.25 cup butter; 2 cups raisins; 1 egg; 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe by Katherine Fallon Tobiasen from allrecipes.com

Breakfast 2 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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3 cups self-rising flour
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0.75 cup white sugar
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0.25 cup butter
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2 cups raisins

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1 egg
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1 cup milk
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1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round baking dish.
In a large bowl, cut together the self-rising flour, sugar, and butter with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the raisins. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg with 1 cup of milk. Lightly mix the milk mixture into the flour mixture until it holds together. Place dough in prepared baking dish, and brush top with 1 tablespoon of milk for a nice golden brown crust.
Place the bread into the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake for 1 hour. Let cool before serving.