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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins
I am a huge fan of both Irish soda bread. And all kinds of quick breads and muffins.
So this recipe for easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins from the King Arthur Flour is one of the favorites from my recipe files.
I have lots of old recipes here on Simple Nourished Living that I posted before I started including nutritional estimates and Weight Watchers Points. I thought it would be fun to go back through the files and update those that are Weight Watchers friendly.
Like, these easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins.
I first made them several years ago when I was visiting Mom and Dad in Florida.
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Recipe Notes
I had to make several adjustments to the original recipe to work with the ingredients available.
I used all all-purpose flour instead of the combination of white and wheat, a combination of chopped dried fruit bits instead of all currants or raisins, and skipped the caraway seeds and sparkling white sugar on top.
More like a biscuit than a muffin, they were a big hit with both my mom, who prefers not-too-sweet muffins and her longtime friend, Mary.
Since then, I’ve made these light and easy Irish soda bread muffins several times with whatever I had on hand. And I’m planning to make them again sometime this month to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
These easy soda bread muffins remind me more of a biscuit than a traditional muffin. They are simple and not too sweet, which is how I prefer them.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Soda Bread Muffins?
According to my calculations, each muffin has about 181 calories and:
9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Light & Luscious Easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup King Arthur 100% White Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 cups currants, raisins or other chopped dried fruit
- 1/2 - 2 teaspoons caraway seeds, to taste (optional)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk, yogurt, or sour cream
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted; or 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- sparkling white sugar, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease the cups of a standard muffin pan; or line with papers, and then grease the papers.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, currants or raisins, and caraway seeds (if using).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk and melted butter. Quickly and gently stir together the dry and wet ingredients, just until combined. (Stirring more will cause the muffins to be tough.)
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling the cups about 3/4 full. The stiff batter will look mounded in the cups. Top with sparkling white sugar, if desired.
- Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Remove them from the oven. Tip the muffins in the pan, so their bottoms don't get soggy. Wait 5 minutes, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool.
- Serve these muffins plain or with butter and/or your favorite jam.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A note about WW Points
If you're following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here on Simple Nourished Living have been updated for the new WW program, with points displayed in the recipe card. The Check the WW Points link in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App where you can edit it using the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Must be logged into WW account on a mobile device, such as smartphone or tablet).
In this brief video, watch as The Sugarfree Mom shows how she makes her own version of Low-Carb Irish Soda Bread Biscuits
I made these today for a St Paddy’s Day party. People gobbled them up, before I knew it they were gone!!! I doubled the recipe so that means 24. I used dried cranberries and orange zest instead of raisins because I just like them better. Thanks so much for all of your experimenting. Makes it easier for us newbies to baking to be a little more comfortable when playing around with a recipe. ??
Thanks for letting me know Judy!!
Please explain to this old lady what you mean by tip the pan in this recipe? won’t the muffins fall out. I want to try the recipe but certainly don’t want soggy bottoms. Looking forward to all your recipes.
Hi Mary Lee. I think a picture probably works best. Click to see a photo of what I mean: http://www.kitchentreaty.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/honey-sweetened-spiced-banana-muffins.jpg
I ran these through WW recipe builder today. They look really yummy and I wanted to make them to go with the corned beef and cabbage soup I’m making for St. Patrick’s Day. These came out to 9 smart points each and while I enjoy an indulgence every now and then, 9 smart points for a muffin is just too many points for me. Thank you for sharing the recipe, though.
Martha thank you soooo much for taking time to post the nutrition and WW points for all of us. I dont bother buying cookbook anymore unless they have the nutrition listed. Thank you again
You are so welcome, Margaret! I know what you mean about cookbooks without nutrition information. It just is so much extra work for us Weight Watchers when it’s not readily available!