Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup dried currants or raisins

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and caraway seeds. In another bowl, beat the egg, buttermilk, butter and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in currants.
• Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
• Note- I added green sugar sprinkles for color instead of sprinkling regular sugar on top.

Photo by Laura Spear, Recipe from Taste of home.