Re: Bread - the question

Ashley, here is my mom's recipe.  My aunts made it the same way too, but
the flour in Ireland that they used was different from what we have
here.

4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tsps. baking powder
2 tblsps. sugar
1 large tblspn. shortening (she used Crisco)
1 cup raisins
sprinkling of caraway seeds only if you like them
Add 2 cups milk, sour milk, or buttermilk last (she used milk) and mix
by hand.  Batter will be sticky. 
Make a cross across top and
bake in greased 9" cast iron fry pan at 325 to 350 degrees for 45 mins.
(Or in 9" round pan for 1 hour)
Cover with dry dish towel to keep crust soft.

Everybody seems to like it when I've made it.

Ann