Nana Dot's Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 
• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda 
• 0.5 cup butter cut into pieces
• 2 teaspoons caraway seed 
• 0.5 cup currants 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup milk 
• 1 cup raisins 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 3 tablespoons sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
2. Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl until evenly blended.
3. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in the raisins, currants, and caraway seeds, then make a well in the center and pour in the milk and vinegar. Stir with a spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. Divide the dough into two balls, and place onto the prepared baking sheets.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until the top of the bread is golden brown, about 15 minutes more.