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Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Feb 16, 2017
UPDATED: Jun 24, 2021
2 Reviews / 5 Average
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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I made these with an Irish Shepard's Pie. It was perfect!
Stephonie
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Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapeno

I transformed the traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe into smaller muffins and added a Texas twist with cheddar and jalapenos.

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

With St Patrick’s Day around the corner, everyone pulls out their Irish recipes. Yes. I know. These are not traditional Irish Soda Bread.

History of Irish Soda Bread

The true traditional Irish Soda Bread only has flour, baking soda, salt and sour milk. These days we use buttermilk. However, over the years in America, currants and caraway seeds were added and called traditional Irish Bread. Although technically the Irish would call it tea bread.

I hope the Irish don’t hate me for this. I have tampered with the beloved traditional Irish soda bread. I even have some Irish in my ancestry. There is a possibility that I may be disowned from the Irish clan because of this recipe.

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

Texas Interpretation

However, these Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos are so good that I will take my chances. If any of those Irish live in Texas then I think they will love the Texas spin that I put on these Irish Soda Bread Muffins.

You see in Texas everything is better if you add cheddar and jalapenos! Have you checked out our Tex-Mex food?  Smother Mexican food in melted cheddar cheese and jalapenos and it becomes Tex-Mex.

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

Tex-Irish, Anyone?

Does that mean I have created a new category of food? Tex-Irish? I like it. That represents me. What else will fit in this new Tex-Irish category?

Can we transform Irish Stew into Tex-Irish Stew? How about Shephard’s Pie into a Tex-Irish Shephard’s Pie, or I actually might prefer a Tex-Mex Shepherd’s Pie. Then is it still technically a Shepherd’s Pie?

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

Who cares what label you give it if it tastes good!

These Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos not only taste good, they taste great! So whether you call them Irish Soda Bread Muffins or scones or biscuits, they are delicious!

Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

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Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos

I transformed the traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe into smaller muffins and added a Texas twist with cheddar and jalapenos.
Course Sides
Cuisine Irish
Keyword Irish Soda Bread Muffins, Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 223kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • 4 jalapenos seeded and diced
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners, or spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl.
  • Whisk together buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture. Fold butter into the batter.
  • Stir in shredded Cheddar ad diced jalapenos.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 2mg

 

Filed Under: 30-Minutes-or-Less, Bake, Breakfast / Brunch, Budget-friendly, Comfort Food, Dinner, Holiday, Lunch, Make Ahead, Pot Luck, Quick and Easy, Side Dishes, Spring, Spring Recipes, St Patrick's Day, Texas Tagged With: cheddar, cheese, Irish, Irish Soda Bread, jalapeños, St Patrick's Day, Texas

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Comments

  1. Katherine Clark says

    February 16, 2017 at 9:15 pm

    Those look so good! I’m not really into jalapenos, but I love the cheddar you put into the recipe. So yummy looking! Hope to make some of your Irish soda bread muffins with cheddar cheese soon.

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  2. Annebelle says

    October 3, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    I’m not real familiar using jalapenos but am not fond of Hot spices. Is it true that if one seeds the jalapenos they are not spicy? Would love to try this…love the specks of green.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      October 3, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      Hi Annabelle! If you are not used to jalapenos, then I would recommend using gloves and removing the seeds to reduce the level of spiciness. There will still be heat but they won’t be as hot as they would be with the seeds. I hope that helps.

      Reply
  3. Stephonie says

    March 18, 2018 at 2:39 pm

    To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I made these with an Irish Shepard’s Pie. It was perfect!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      March 18, 2018 at 8:35 pm

      I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks for coming back to let me know.

      Reply
  4. Tricia says

    May 9, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    As a true Irish born woman living in Texas, my mother suggested calling these Texas soda bread.
    Thank you for adding the story of the authentic Irish Soda Bread, and yes, this is definitely Tex-mex with the cheddar and jalapeño, which I love to eat.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      May 9, 2018 at 6:43 pm

      Hi Tricia, Texas Soda Bread would probably be an accurate description of these Irish Soda Bread Muffins.

      Reply

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