Irish Soda Bread

4 cups sifted Flour
3/4 cups Sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. Caraway seeds (optional)
1 cup Raisins
1/4 cup Butter
1 1/3 cup Buttermilk
1 Egg
1 tsp. Baking Soda

Sift & mix dry ingredients, except baking soda. Stir in the raisins and caraway seeds if you use them. Cut in the butter. Combine buttermilk, egg, and soda in a small bowl. Mix with dry ingredients. Turn onto floured surface and knead. Form into two small loaves. Put loaves in greased glass pie pans, cut a cross into the top of each loaf and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.