from Jill Norton...the best I've ever had.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9” cake pan.
3 1/4 c flour
¼ c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1 stick butter (freeze and grate)
½ - ¾ cup raisins
2 Tbsp caraway seeds
1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
(1 cup of milk + a tablespoon or two of lemon juice OR vinegar. let sit 5 minutes. Since recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups i add a heaping T of lemon juice.)
(1 cup of milk + a tablespoon or two of lemon juice OR vinegar. let sit 5 minutes. Since recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups i add a heaping T of lemon juice.)
Whisk together dry ingredients; cut in butter (use a box grater on frozen butter) Stir in raisins and seeds. Add buttermilk, mix to moisten and shape into ball. Knead 10 times.
Roll ball in raw sugar and place in greased 9” cake pan. Cut a 1/2 “ cross on top and bake for 1 hour.
Roll ball in raw sugar and place in greased 9” cake pan. Cut a 1/2 “ cross on top and bake for 1 hour.
