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Ingredients

1 cup raisins ½ cup whiskey 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1 tablespoon caraway seeds 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk ¼ cup butter, melted ½ cup butter at room temperature

Nutrition Info

321.4 calories carbohydrate: 43.8 g cholesterol: 31.6 mg fat: 12.2 g fiber: 1.6 g protein: 4.7 g saturatedFat: 7.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 480.5 mg sugar: 16.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Place raisins in a small bowl, pour in whiskey and allow to soak overnight.
The next day, drain raisins and reserve the leftover whiskey.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
Stir drained raisins, orange peel, and caraway seeds into dry ingredients.
Beat in buttermilk and 1/4 cup melted butter to make a thick batter.
Transfer batter to prepared casserole dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl until fluffy, beat in reserved whiskey, 1 teaspoon at a time, to taste. Serve with soda bread.

1 loaf

An old family recipe that gets rave reviews!