With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon (today!), I craved something with an Irish flair — but have been trying really hard not to derail my progress with desserts. I was warned that losing the weight could actually be easier than maintaining that weight loss, and I’m feeling the pinch.
But these? Totally a guilt-free, delicious afternoon — or breakfast — treat. Using whole wheat flour as well as honey and raisins as natural sweeteners, they’re a savory and satisfying muffin that totally worked for me. Spencer liked them, too, though with a caveat: “As long as you’re not expecting something sweet, they’re great.”
Best served with tea or coffee, plus a huge pat of butter!
Whole Wheat
Irish Soda Bread Muffins
Recipe from Skinny Taste
Ingredients:
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
3 tbsp chilled butter
1 cup 1% buttermilk
3 tbsp honey or agave
1 large egg, beaten
2/3 cup raisins (or more, as desired)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt). Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a small bowl, stir together buttermilk, honey (or agave) and egg until blended. Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Stir in raisins. Batter will be sticky and thick.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean.
Remove tin and cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes before removing muffins from tin; finish cooling on rack. Serve warm or cool completely and store muffins in an airtight container or Ziplock bags at room temperature.
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Reblogged this on Lita's Corner.
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I make multi-grain muffins with grated apples and carrots and no added sweetener at all. I like them, but then I try to avoid sugars in general, even honey
BTW. agave nectar, although touted as natural and all that,is highly processed and has even more fructose than HFCS.
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401166/Whats-Wrong-with-Agave-Nectar.html
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Lovely! Really fancy some Soda bread now
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Any time is a great time for soda bread! 🙂
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Where do I find some? Would the supermarket have it?
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These look so yummy! I have to try to make your recipe too!
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Yours looked fab, too, Maureen — I’ll definitely be adding these into my normal recipe rotation. Love how portable they are, too.
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I made your guinness cupcakes last night to celebrate St. Paddy’s!!! They were the perfect way start my Monday =) Happy St. Patrick’s Day … linking up!!
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Yay — so happy to hear it, Katie!
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Lovely pictures. I’m craving some now.
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Thanks, Juju!
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I love Irish soda bread because no yeast! For some reason yeast makes me nervous that it won’t rise. These are perfect for St. Patty’s Day : )
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I live in fear of yeast, too, Natalie — I’ve never tried anything that called for it, and that’s probably why I steer clear of any bread recipes. But this? This I can handle! Definitely great for the holiday.
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If only I were at least your neighbour 🙂
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Haha — I need to share more! 🙂
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These look totally delicious!
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Why, thank you! Skinny Taste has rarely steered me wrong. I loved these — and look forward to indulging at breakfast this week!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! those muffins look SO good and healthy!
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Thanks, Rachel — happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! It’s always nice to make a treat you can actually feel good about eating. These fit the bill!
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SERIOUSLY, WHAT AWESOME CAMERA DO YOU USE??? Or is this a picture from Google?
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No Google images on write meg! 🙂 I have a Canon Rebel T1i, and I shot these with a 50mm prime lens. Thanks for stopping by!
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Woah. Thanks for for info! 🙂
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I have never had Irish Soda Bread! By Irish descendant! I wonder if I could find a gluten free recipe for it. I think I’ll go look!
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Absolutely, Heather — check out Maureen’s! All the fun, none of the gluten. 🙂
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We made totally delicious Reuben sandwiches today! I had never made them before, but I needed to use up the left-over corned beef from our Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner. Rye bread, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and corned beef all grilled to toasty perfection!
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This made me hungry! now if you’re in the mood for something a bit different, check out http://thepeopleyouwillknow.wordpress.com
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I pinned this last week and I’m planning to try it as soon as we make a Target run and buy our new Kitchenaid with wedding gift cards. lol
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These look delicious! I want to give them a try! 🙂
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