Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Muffins

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

baking spray

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 salted butter

1 cup 1% buttermilk

3 tbsp honey or agave

1 large egg (beaten)

3 oz raisins (about 2/3 cup)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray muffin tin with baking spray.

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.

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.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 muffin
• Calories: 147 kcal
• Total Fat: 3.5 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 24 mg
• Sodium: 148 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 24.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Total Sugars: 10 g
• Protein: 4 g