Whole-Grain Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 1 12 c whole wheat flour
• 1 c quick cooking oats uncooked
• 14 c sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 12 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• 6 Tbsp margarine or butter
• 1 12 c golden raisins
• 2 tsp caraway seed
• 1 12 c buttermilk

Directions

1. About 4 hours before serving or early in day preheat oven to 350
2. Grease cookie sheet
3. In large bowl combine first 6 ingredients and 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
4. With pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
5. Stir in raisins and caraway seed
6. Stir in buttermilk just until flour is moistened dough will be sticky