Irish sweet bread

2 loaves

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3cupsSifted flour
¾teaspoonBaking soda
¼cupSugar
1Egg, unbeaten
teaspoonSalt
½cupShortening
¼cupMolasses
cupSour or butter milk
cupChopped currants
cupRaisins, chopped
¼cupChopped citron or candied lemon peel

Directions

Preheat oven to 325F. Sift together flour, salt and soda. Cream together the shortening, sugar and molasses. Beat in the egg.

Alternately add the dry ingredients and sour/buttermilk. Sitr in the fruit. Pour the batter into 2 greased 8 x 4 x 2½ inch loaf pans and bake for 75 minutes. Source: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120