Irish Soda Bread

This recipe tastes exactly like what Irish Soda bread should taste like. I prefer to toast the slices and make a nice flavored butter to go alongside-like orange marmalade butter or rasberry butter, but it is delicious plain. the recipe is from the Food Network show with the Hearty boys...YUM!

1/2 cup oatmeal (ground in food processor)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins –can combine light an dark
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
3/4 cup buttermilk

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Put the oatmeal into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Pour into a bowl and add the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, raisins and caraway seeds. Stir well to combine. Pour the buttermilk in and stir quickly until well combined. Shape the dough into a round about 6 inches in diameter and put onto a baking sheet. Place into the top half of the oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, until lightly brown on top. When tapped, the bread will give off a firm, hollow sound. Remove from the oven and let cool.