Recipe: Golden Raisin and Dried Cranberry Soda Bread (9x5-inch loaf)

GOLDEN RAISIN AND DRIED CRANBERRY SODA BREAD

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tsp sugar, divided use
4 tbsp cold butter, cut up
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Combine flours, baking soda, salt and 1/2 cup sugar. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in 4 tablespoons cold butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Stir in raisins and cranberries. Add buttermilk and stir until just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tsp sugar.

Bake 50-55 minutes (toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean). Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool on the wire rack.

Makes 1 (9x5-inch) loaf
Source: Good Housekeeping magazine, November, 1997