Soft and sweet Irish Soda Bread Muffins are a great bite-sized addition to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. These addictive morsels have chewy golden raisins and a pop of flavor from caraway seeds.
Irish Soda Bread Muffins
Irish soda bread is an easy, quick-baking bread thanks to a baking powder leavener. When I created this recipe a few years ago, I was out of buttermilk, a traditional ingredient used to make soda bread. So instead, I subbed in plain Greek yogurt, which yielded amazing results.
Is it traditional? Certainly not, but I’ll never go back to buttermilk. That’s because this version has the lightest texture with a delicate, moist crumb. Speckled with caraway seeds and dotted with golden raisins, they’re pretty spectacular.
Mini Irish Soda Bread Muffins are the perfect size for popping in your mouth. They’d be perfect to serve in a big basket at a cocktail party or brunch. Pile a mountain of them next to your bangers, and you’ll feel more Irish than the sneakiest leprechaun. Even if you’re not even close to being Irish, like me.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ▢1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
- ▢2 teaspoons baking powder
- ▢1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- ▢1 teaspoon caraway seeds, plus more for sprinkling
- ▢1 egg
- ▢3/4 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
- ▢1/4 cup low fat milk
- ▢1/4 cup butter, melted
- ▢1/4 cup canola oil
- ▢3/4 cup golden raisins
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and caraway seeds..
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg, yogurt, milk, butter and oil. Slowly add dry ingredients until moistened. Fold in the raisins.
- Fill a greased mini muffin tin 3/4 full of batter. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and caraway seeds.
- Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Tips & Tricks
- Don’t overmix. To keep this soda bread soft and tender, be sure to mix the batter just until there are no dry patches left.
- Grease the muffin cups. Even if you decide to use muffin liners with this recipe, be sure to spray them with cooking spray. This type of low-sugar bread is more likely to stick to the pan or liners.
- Store at room temperature. Once the soda bread muffins have cooled completely, store them in an airtight container at room temperature. They will last up to 5 days.
