These quick and easy Irish soda bread muffins are one of my favorite additions to any meal! Also, they have recently become one of my go-to breakfast choices. As a mom, I am always trying to find quick and easy to make breakfasts that I can take with me anywhere! That is why I started making my Irish soda bread muffins! They are so easy to make that even my toddler knows the steps to baking them!

Irish soda bread has been around since around the 1830s.

During this time, in Ireland, there was a financial strife and ingredients to cook with were hard to come by. So as an alternative to yeast, the Irish started making bread with baking soda. Hence, the creation of Irish soda bread.

Irish soda bread can be served warm or at room temperature. I usually make them ahead of time and then simply store them in the pantry and grab one every morning with a pad of butter or a swipe of marmalade! Yum! But you can top it with just about anything you want! These are some of my favorites:

**Another fun idea is to make French toast with soda bread! The sweet bursts of warm raisins drenched in syrup is irresistible!

You don’t need much to make these super easy Irish bread muffins!

All you need is:

a muffin tin
pastry cutter
mixing bowls
measuring cups/spoons
whisk
flour
sugar
caraway seeds
baking powder
salt
baking soda (of course!)
buttermilk
an egg
butter
raisins

Once you have all of your ingredients and equipment, simply follow the unbelievably easy recipe below!

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This quick and easy soda bread recipe is the perfect addition to any meal! Easy to make and easy to take with you!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Irish

Servings 12 people

Calories 230 kcal

Equipment

muffin tin
pastry cutter
large mixing bowl
whisk

Ingredients

2 c all purpose flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp caraway seeds
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 c buttermilk
1 LG egg
1/4 c cold butter
3/4 c raisins

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F.
Mix first six ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into mixture until it becomes a crumble.
In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg together.
Slowly stir into the crumb mixture.
Mix in the raisins.
Spoon evenly into a greased muffin tin.
Bake for 20 min.
Serve warm or allow to cool and store in an air tight container.

Notes

**For a lighter tasting muffin, allow ingredients to reach room temperature.

I hope you enjoy these quick and easy Irish soda bread muffins! Let me know what you decide to top them with in the comments!

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Vidya

February 6, 2021 at 7:55 pm Reply

since we are big into baking, especially my teenager, i know we (well, she) will be trying this soon.. thanks for this cool recipe

Anosa

February 4, 2021 at 1:45 pm Reply

Thanks for this recipe, I have only had bread muffins once and can not wait to try this recipe.

Yani Alemdar

January 31, 2021 at 9:34 am Reply

Thanks for sharing

Heather Behrends

January 30, 2021 at 5:49 pm Reply

These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing!

Angeline Gormley

January 30, 2021 at 2:26 pm Reply

Yummy! This is a great recipe aside from regular dinner rolls or cornbread. Thanks for sharing!

Sonia Seivwright

January 30, 2021 at 7:35 am Reply

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ll try it some day.

inas

January 29, 2021 at 5:16 pm Reply

I’ve had this at work and enjoyed it with butter! Looks like a simple recipe!

Clarice

January 29, 2021 at 4:32 pm Reply

I had no idea it was quite easy to make. I would love to try this Irish Soda Bread. Thank you for sharing the recipe. 🙂

Samantha Laycock

January 29, 2021 at 4:11 pm Reply

I have never had Irish soda bread before. I love the idea of it being in a muffin.

sara lafountain

January 29, 2021 at 3:15 pm Reply

I had never heard of these muffins until earlier this week. They were easy to make and my kids gobbled them all up in one day!

Bri

January 29, 2021 at 10:29 pm Reply

Awesome! I’m glad your kids loved them! My daughter does too and she hardly eats anything!

Lynndee

January 29, 2021 at 10:14 am Reply

I love freshly baked bread and I baked a bunch last year. I haven’t tried baking this yet. Would love too. Looks yum!

Tammy

January 29, 2021 at 9:37 am Reply

This recipe sounds simple enough and I had heard of Irish Soda bread but not why its called that. Thanks for sharing.

Forever My Little Moon

January 29, 2021 at 8:21 am Reply

I love muffins and these look tasty, thanks for the recipe!

Kimmy

January 29, 2021 at 7:23 am Reply

These sound so yummy!

Anasha Khan

January 29, 2021 at 7:13 am Reply

I haven’t heard of or tried Irish Soda Bread before. But these muffins look delicious and seemed pretty easy to make. And since we are in quarantine what better time to learn something new and taste as well?!

catherine santiago jose

January 29, 2021 at 7:02 am Reply

Wow! I’m a big fan of bread recipes and I may say that this looks so delicious. The texture is so perfect that’s why it’s so enticing. I’ll definitely make this at home, thanks for sharing this with us.

Jazmin Maybell

January 28, 2021 at 10:51 pm Reply

Oh man these look amazing! Can’t wait to try them out!

Sarah

January 28, 2021 at 10:37 pm Reply

Will make this with my son

Ashley t

January 28, 2021 at 10:32 pm Reply

These soda bread muffins look so delicious and I love that they are easy to make.

Ashley

January 28, 2021 at 7:48 pm Reply

I’ve never had Irish Soda Bread, I am definitely going to have to try to make these! My grandma would be so proud if I did 🙂

Amanda

January 28, 2021 at 7:40 pm Reply

I’m going to have to try these! My kids never say no to a muffin!

Mama to 6 Blessings

January 28, 2021 at 4:33 pm Reply

Those sound yummy! I have never had soda bread or muffins before! They sound relatively easy to make.

Amber Myers

January 28, 2021 at 3:04 pm Reply

These look like some delicious muffins. I don’t think I’ve ever had Irish Soda Bread so I am intrigued.

Luna S

January 28, 2021 at 2:38 pm Reply

These sound simple to make, and delicious to eat! I will have to try making these one of these nights, I bet my kids would like them.

Deimile Soares

January 28, 2021 at 2:20 pm Reply

This looks delicious! And I think I have everything on hand apart from the caraway seeds, where would I purchase them? I might just Amazon them 😀

Bri

January 28, 2021 at 2:48 pm Reply

Amazon has them (there is a link for them from Amazon on the post) and that’s where I buy them from! Your local large chain grocery store should also have them in the baking aisle with the spices 🙂

Ben

January 28, 2021 at 1:47 pm Reply

Those sound tasty. I love soda bread, and I’ll never turn down a muffin.

Bri

January 28, 2021 at 2:53 pm Reply

You should be able to find caraway seeds at your local, large chain grocery store in the spice/baking aisle. Or you can buy them from Amazon (link on the post). You CAN use almond milk instead of buttermilk but you will want to add a squeeze of lemon or a splash of vinegar to it. That will help to replicate the tanginess of the buttermilk 🙂
- Danielle
  
  January 29, 2021 at 4:17 pm Reply
  
  These are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!

Sara Perez

January 28, 2021 at 12:53 pm Reply

This looks delicious! I will definitely be trying this on our next baking extravaganza with my littles