Saint Patrick’s day is one of the most widely celebrated Catholic feast days, and many Americans eat traditional Irish meals, such as cabbage and Irish soda bread. Irish soda bread is very simple to make, but tastes good and is filling.

2 cups white flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

½ cup sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tbsp. butter, chilled

1 cup raisins

1 ½ cups buttermilk, plus more if the bread

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine the dry ingredients
3. Cut in the butter until it is pea-sized. Stir in the raisins and buttermilk. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, knead 1 minute, and shape into a disc.
4. Cut a cross in the top of the loaf and bake on a greased baking sheet for 45 to 50 minutes.

Serve with strawberry jam.