Irish Soda Bread and Whiskey Butter

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.

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10

dcinpa

Mar. 18, 2012

"Love this recipe! It is very tasty and moist, no need to spread butter on it...." See more"

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laura.jean

Mar. 18, 2012

"SOOOOOO good! I used craisins instead of raisins and used a sweet whiskey (SoCo). yum :)..." See more"

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CASANDREAS

Jun. 5, 2012

"The only changes I made were that I used currants instead of raisins and I used 1/2 Tbsp of orange extract instead of orange peel. It was a great tea bread!..." See more"