Irish Soda Bread

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a slice of rustic Irish Soda Bread with raisins. This bread is a no-yeast bread and is so quick to make - it has no rising time! It is sweetened with raisins and a touch of sugar.

Whisk 4 ¼ cups of the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. 

Cut in the butter using a pastry cutter, a knife or your hands.

Use a measuring cup to measure out the buttermilk. Whisk in the egg and orange zest.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir the dough with a rubber spatula and add in the remaining ¼ flour, a bit at a time, until the dough is not too sticky.

Tip the dough onto a floured surface. With floured hands, knead the dough a few times until it just stays together. Knead raisins into dough.

Gently form the dough into a round and place it onto the prepared baking sheet. Use a very sharp knife and score an "x" onto the top of the loaf.

Bake until the loaf is golden brown.  

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