Breads

Irish Soda Bread
6 small loaves or 2 larger
 
Preheat oven 350
In a large bowl mix
1 stick of butter (softened)
1 cup sugar  cream together with butter
2 eggs   add to mixture – stir until combined
 
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt   
add all to above
 
1 ¼ cups Buttermilk (add to mixture and combine)
4 cups flour (combine one cup at a time)
1 cup of raisins (you can add after 2 cups of flour to make combining easier)
 
Put in a greased round casserole or cake pan (8 or 9”)
Cut  an “X” in top    Bake 1 hour.  
 
  
Pumpkin Bread Recipe
(6 small loaves)
 
Cream together   3 cups of sugar and 4 eggs
Add:
2 tsp  baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cloves (optional)
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
 
3 1/3 cups flour
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup raisins
 
Mix together.  Divide into 6 portions into baking loaf pans and bake in preheated 350 oven for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.