Best Ever Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cups butter , at room temperature
• 1.5 cups raisins
• 1.5 cups buttermilk , at room temperature
• 3 large eggs , at room temperature

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pan.

2. 2

   Stir flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter gently into the flour mixture until well combined; stir in raisins. Whisk buttermilk and eggs together in a separate bowl; lightly beat egg mixture into flour mixture. Place dough into the prepared pan.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until the bread has risen and the top is golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour. A knife inserted into the center of the bread should come out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing. Serve warm.