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Irish Soda Bread Muffins
So who says Irish soda bread HAS to be made in a round or loaf pan? These coffee-break-sized muffins, bursting with tiny sweet currants and a hint (or a hit, your choice) of caraway, are the perfect offering for St. Patrick's Day -- particularly if you're looking to celebrate with something other than corned beef and cabbage!
This is not at all a traditional Irish soda bread, which would be simply made with whole-wheat flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. Thoroughly Americanized, these muffins have traveled a long, long way from their Irish origin -- as have most of us Irish-Americans.
Yield: 12 muffins
Preparation Time: 10 min; Bake: 20 min; Total: 30 min
Ingredients
| 1 1/2 | cups | (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour | |
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| 3/4 | cup | (85g) King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour | |
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| 2 | teaspoons | baking powder | |
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| 1/4 | teaspoon | baking soda | |
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| 1/2 | teaspoon | salt | |
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| 1/3 | cup | (74g) granulated sugar | |
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| 1 1/2 | cups | (170g) currants (first choice) or raisins | |
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| 1/2 to 2 | teaspoons | caraway seeds, to taste | |
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| 1 | large egg | ||
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| 1 | cup | (227g) buttermilk, yogurt, or sour cream | |
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| 6 | tablespoons | (85g) butter, melted; or 1/3 cup (67g) vegetable oil | |
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| coarse sparkling sugar, for topping | |||
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Nutrition Facts
Yield: 12 muffins
Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:
| Calories: | 230 | |
| Calories From Fat: | 63 | |
| Total Fat: | 7g | |
| Saturated Fat: | 4g | |
| Cholesterol: | 30mg | |
| Sodium: | 230mg | |
| Total Carbohydrates: | 38g | |
| Dietary Fiber: | 2g | |
| Sugars: | 21g | |
| Protein: | 5g |
Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a standard muffin pan; or line with papers, and grease the papers.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, currants or raisins, and caraway seeds.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk (or equivalent) and melted butter (or equivalent).
Quickly and gently combine the dry and wet ingredients; honestly, this won't take more than a few stirs with a bowl scraper or large spoon. As soon as everything is evenly moistened, quit; further stirring will cause the muffins to be tough.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, filling the cups about 3/4 full; the stiff batter will look mounded in the cups. Top with sparkling white sugar.
Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove them from the oven. Tip the muffins in the pan, so their bottoms don't get soggy. Wait 5 minutes, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool. Serve them plain, or with butter and/or jam.
Please note that some ingredients and brands may not be available in every store.
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