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The Best Irish Whiskey Soda Bread How to

Published: Mar 13, 2016 · Modified: Jun 23, 2024 by Lisa Keys · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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Last Updated on June 23, 2024 by Lisa Keys

Whiskey soaked raisins.

Not an Irish bone in my body, but that is no reason not to share this spirited Irish whiskey soda bread with you. Naturally, this easy quick bread flavored with caraway seed (you know it from rye bread) and Irish whiskey soaked golden raisins is anything, but traditional. Unlike more authentic soda bread this one is less crusty and more moist. Thanks to a mix of buttermilk, baking soda and baking powder it rises nicely with lots of airy buttery nooks and crannies.

Slice of bread with butter.

I like to use an ice cream scoop to dollop the batter into the pan. It creates the look of the more traditional soda bread and outlines the portions almost like a pan of pull apart rolls. Of course you can just pour the batter right into the pan and slice into wedges. Click here if you would like to see the recipe video.

Irish soda bread on rack.

Do let me know if you give this spirited Irish whiskey soda bread a try.

Irish soda bread on rack.

Spirited Irish Soda Bread

Lisa Keys
Spirited with Irish whiskey 
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course quick breads
Cuisine Irish
Servings 8
Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • 1 tablespoon Irish whiskey
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 tablespoons ½ stick frozen unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven 375F. Lightly grease 9-inch round cake pan.
  • In small bowl, toss raisins with whiskey; set aside.
  • In medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
  • Grate butter on the large holes of a box grater into flour mixture; mix with a fork until butter is fully coated with dry ingredients and looks crumbly. Stir in caraway seeds.
  • In small bowl, whisk eggs until well blended; reserve 1 tablespoon in another small bowl.
  • Whisk buttermilk into remaining egg; stir into flour mixture along with raisins and whiskey. Stir mixture just until dry ingredients are all moistened.
  • Using an ice cream scoop, scoop batter into prepared pan with 9 scoops around edge of the pan and 3 scoops in the center.
  • Drizzle reserved egg over the top and spread with the back of a spoon.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Run a knife around the edge of the pan. Invert onto a plate and then invert on to a cooling rack.
  • Serve warm or room temperature. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 488mgPotassium: 162mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 2mg
Keyword easy bake, holiday, Irish soda bread, quick and easy, spirits, St. Patrick's Day, whiskey
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slice of Irish soda bread with butter

And until next week here are some words of Irish encouragement to go with your slice of Irish whiskey soda bread.

Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

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  1. Krista

    March 13, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    This looks delicious. My grandmother never taught us to use raisins, but I bet if they were soaked in whiskey she might have!

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    • Lisa

      March 14, 2016 at 8:24 am

      I bet your grandmother's recipe is wonderful...keep the tradition going. But you know how I have to twist things up. It just seemed like the right thing to do those raisins and whiskey....maybe I will call it my Irish-Italian spin. Italians put dried fruit in many baked goods.

      Reply
  2. patrice

    March 16, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    5 stars
    Yum, it looks great! I love golden raisins and I love caraway seeds ... not too keen on whiskey, but I'm sure I could power through. Heck, I'd even do a shot of whiskey ... if it was with you 😉

    Reply
  3. Lisa

    March 16, 2016 at 7:52 pm

    If truth be told I have a real aversion to whiskey (lets just say a college night of whiskey sours is not a good thing--the nauseating memory still with me), but the flavor here is super subtle and no problem simple leaving it out or substitute a teaspoon of vanilla

    Reply
  4. Lisa Keys

    February 18, 2024 at 8:13 am

    5 stars
    One of my favorite super easy recipes.

    Reply

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