Irish Soda Bread and Whiskey Butter recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup raisins
½ cup whiskey
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
¼ cup butter, melted
½ cup butter at room temperature

Nutrition Info

321.4 calories
carbohydrate: 43.8 g
cholesterol: 31.6 mg
fat: 12.2 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 4.7 g
saturatedFat: 7.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 480.5 mg
sugar: 16.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place raisins in a small bowl, pour in whiskey and allow to soak overnight.

  2. The next day, drain raisins and reserve the leftover whiskey.

  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  4. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.

  5. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.

  6. Stir drained raisins, orange peel, and caraway seeds into dry ingredients.

  7. Beat in buttermilk and 1/4 cup melted butter to make a thick batter.

  8. Transfer batter to prepared casserole dish.

  9. Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

  10. Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl until fluffy, beat in reserved whiskey, 1 teaspoon at a time, to taste. Serve with soda bread.

Recipe Yield

1 loaf

Recipe Note

An old family recipe that gets rave reviews!

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