Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Name: Irish Soda Bread Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 dozen.
Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup canola oil; 3/4 cup dried currants or raisins

Irish soda bread is traditionally made in a loaf shape, but these muffins have the same terrific flavor with buttermilk, caraway seeds and currants. They are easy to make and delicious served warm. —Lorraine Ballsieper, Deep River, Connecticut

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup dried currants or raisins

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and caraway seeds. In another bowl, beat the egg, buttermilk, butter and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in currants.
Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 235 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 247mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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jo66

Feb 9, 2020

I made these this morning. My husband loved them. I doubled the recipe so I could freeze some. Used raisins rather than currants.
rena 55

Feb 8, 2020

Love having a recipe for Soda bread in muffin form. These are tasty and so easy to put together. Will make them again for St. Patrick's Day meal!
ejshellabarger

Feb 7, 2020

Thanks to this recipe, I discovered that I don't really like caraway seeds! The muffin texture was amazing, but next time, I'll skip on adding in the caraway seeds.
Bette

Mar 11, 2018

I've had trouble finding currants too, but SUCCESS last night! Look for them in the candy section of your grocery -- the section where candies, nuts, etc. are packaged by the store. Usually this is next to the produce section. Apparently the company that used to market currants in boxes and stocked them in the bakery section with the raisins has gone out of business.
JMartinelli13

Mar 2, 2018

I used dried cranberries because I couldn't find the currants, and I sprinkled the top with turbinado (raw) sugar instead of regular. Love the texture and flavor of these! They were a big hit with everyone.
mizdee009

Mar 3, 2016

I love this recipe! Easy, delicious, and plenty of room for improvising. I teach middle school cooking classes and this is a fantastic recipe for aspiring chefs. Definitely a keeper.
silverfx

Mar 22, 2014

WOW! These were fantastic! Left out caraway seeds and used craisins . It was wonderful! I used an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin tin and the result was 12 perfect muffins! this will surely be requested often by the family.
LindaMeyers

Mar 17, 2014

LOVE THESE MUFFINS, EASY TO MAKE, I LOVE CARAWAY SEEDS SO I INCREASED THE CARAWAY SEEDS TO 3 TSP. THEY WERE A BIG HIT WITH THE FAMILY AND CO=WORKERS.
Acsammel

Mar 16, 2014

Delicious! I've tried making soda bread before and no one in my family liked it. This muffin version came out great though. I didn't have buttermilk, so used plain greek yogurt with a splash of milk to thin it. I skipped the caraway seeds and used raisins for the fruit. Just to impress the kids for St. Patrick's Day, I decided to be cheesy and put green sugar on top.
JCV4

Mar 12, 2014

These tasted great and were easy to make.