Irish Soda Bread

Preheat oven to 425º

2 C sifted flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
3/4 t soda
1 t salt
3 T sugar
1 1/2 t caraway seed
3 T shortening
1 C buttermilk
2/3 C chopped raisins

Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into a bowl and add caraway seed. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles meal. Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in buttermilk. Add raisins and mix lightly. Turn onto a floured board and knead gently. Shape into a ball and fit it into a greased 9" round cake pan. Cut loaf cross-wise into quarters.

Bake until golden, 35-40 minutes. (If the top gets too dark while baking, form a foil tent over it.)