Peanut Butter Irish Soda Bread

Peanut Butter Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
oats
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
peanut butter, smooth style, without salt
raisins, seeded
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425.
Whisk together the first 5 ingredients.
Work the peanut butter into the flour mixture with your hands, two knives or a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse meal.
Mix in the raisins.
Add the buttermilk and mix with a wooden spoon or your hands for about 2 minutes.
Dont overmix or it will become too stiff.
Let the dough sit for a few minutes for the buttermilk to soak into the oats.
Grease a baking sheet and place the dough on the baking sheet.
Use your hands or a spoon to shape the dough into a round loaf that is about 3-4 inches tall in the center.
Use a serrated knife to make a cross on top of the bread.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack or prop the loaf on its side so the top and bottom of the loaf are both exposed to the air (so it doesnt get moist).