Irish Soda Bread and Whiskey Butter
Recipe by Kerri Klein from allrecipes.com
Snack 9 Hr. 25 Mins.
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Ingredients
12 servings
- •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 (Optional)
- •1 tablespoon caraway seeds (Optional)
- •1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
- •¼ cup butter, melted
- •½ cup butter at room temperature
Instructions
- Place raisins in a small bowl; pour in whiskey and allow to soak overnight.
- The next day, drain raisins and reserve the leftover whiskey.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Stir drained raisins, orange peel, and caraway seeds into dry ingredients.
- Beat in buttermilk and 1/4 cup melted butter to make a thick batter.
- Transfer batter to prepared casserole dish.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 321
- Carbohydrate: 44g
- Fat: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Sugar: 17g