Preheat oven 350

25 min @ 350
  5 min@ 400--that sounds backwards. You turn oven UP at the end???

• 2 cups flour
• 4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp shortening (margarine or Crisco?? Or butter.)
• 2/3 cup milk...seems like this should be buttermilk for anything to happen but we just made it with milk milk
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/3 cup raisins--be sure they are soft or else soak in hot water for a few minutes and drain well
• 1/3 cup currents--be sure they are soft or else soak in hot water for a few minutes and drain well
• 1 tbsp caraway seeds--optional

Mix but don't overmix--that makes it tough. It is dry. Don't add more water--that makes it tough too.

Flatten into round and bake in iron frying pan.

Posted Mar 14, 2011 PVA/ipj