1 cup raisins
1/2 cup Irish whiskey
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/3 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Whiskey Butter:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon Irish whiskey
Soak raisins in Irish whiskey overnight. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange rind in a large bowl; mix well. Stir in raisin mixture, blending well.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to flour mixture, stirring well. Stir in butter, mixing well. Spoon batter into a greased 2-quart casserole. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into squares, and serve with Whiskey Butter.
Whiskey Butter Method:
Combine butter and whiskey, blending well.
Yield: 1/2 cup.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings.