Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons softened butter, plus 1 tablespoon melted
½ cup raisins
1 cup buttermilk
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly grease small cookie sheet.
- In large bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix in softened butter with fork until mixture is crumbly.
Coat raisins lightly in flour and then add to mixture.
- Add buttermilk and mix with fork until dry ingredients are moist.
Turn out mixture onto lightly floured board.
- Knead gently until smooth, about 1 minute.
Shape into ball and place on cookie sheet.
- Flatten into a 7” circle. Dough will be about 1 ½” thick.
Press a large floured knife into center of loaf halfway through.
- Repeat at right angle to divide loaf into quarters.
- Bake 30-40 minutes until golden browned and hollow when tapped.
- Remove bread and place on cooling rack. Brush with melted butter.