The best Irish Soda Bread you have ever tasted. This wonderful traditional raisin bread is easy to make and is a pleasant treat for everyone on Saint Patrick's Day. The secret is the 2 kinds of raisins and the caraway seeds. Enjoy warm with butter and a cup of Irish coffee.

Bread:
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon caraway seeds
½ cup of regular raisins
½ cup of white raisins

1 egg
¼ stick melted margarine
1 cup of milk


Glaze:
1 tablespoon of milk
2 teaspoons of sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients together in one bowl.

3. In a separate bowl mix the egg, melted margarine, and cup of milk, then add the mixture to the dry ingredients.

4. Put the doe into a greased glass bowl (loaf pans will also work).

5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour (2 small loaves for 45 min).

6. Mix glaze ingredients and apply while hot.