Buttermilk – for a substitute you can use 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar mixed with 1 cup of regular milk for each cup of buttermilk needed
Raisins – I recommend a mixture of dark purple and golden raisins
Turbinado sugar – raw sugar for sprinkling on top; you can use brown sugar if turbinado is not available
CAN I OMIT THE RAISINS AND/OR CARAWAY SEEDS?
You definitely can! Your bread won’t be quite as sweet without the raisins, but neither they nor the caraway is necessary to make this soda bread recipe.