St Patrick's Day Soda Cupcakes

When I have been to Southern Ireland one of the best things is the Irish Soda Bread for breakfast with preserves or with savoury meals. I decided to have a go at making a cupcake for these different meals. Also my Mum who is 80 has just been diagnosed as diabetic so I am now trying to develop ideas for Diabetic Cupcakes Recipes.
I decided to collect recipes for Soda bread and then try one out cooking it in cupcake cases instead of a round loaf. These are the recipes:
Recipe 1 Soured Cream Soda Bread Cupcakes
Ingredients
4 cups--1 ib--450 gm wholewheat flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/4 pint--150 ml soured cream
1/4 pint--150 ml water plus 2-5 extra tablespoons
Method
Pre-heat the oven to gas7, 425F, 220C
Put about 12 large cupcake case in a baking tray
Mix the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl
Whisk the soured cream and water in a jug or bowl
Add the liquid to the flour. I found that the type of wholewheat flour that I had really soaked up the water so I had to add extra.
Mix it all together and knead lightly on a floured surface
Divide the mixture into 12 sections
Shape into cupcake rounds and put into the cupcases.
Bake for about 14 minutes.
Cover with foil for the last 5 minutes to keep the tops soft
Put on a tray to cool and cover with a cloth to keep them moist and soft
Recipe 2 Irish Brown Soda bread Cupcakes
Ingredients

4 cups--1 lb--500 gms wholewheat flour
1/2 cup--5 oz--150 gms strong white flour
1/2 cup--2 oz--50 gm oatmeal
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon of salt
16 t0 24 fl oz--475 to 725 ml of sour milk or milk with the juice of 1/2 lemon
Method
Mix all the dry ingredients well
Add the sour milk
Knead lightly
Form into cupcake sizes and place into cupcake cases
Cook at gas 7, 425F, 220C for cupcakes it should be 14 to 20 minutes.
Recipe 3
Ingredients
4 cups--1 lb flour
4 level teaspoons of baking powder
1 teasppon of salt
30 gm--1 oz margarine
2 teaspoons caster--powdered sugar
1 cup--8 fl ozs buttermilk
1/2 cup--2 fl oz milk
Method
Sift flour, baking powder, salt into a bowl and rub in the margarine unti it is like bread crumbs
Add sugar,mix and make a hole in the centre.
Add the buttermilk and milk.
Mix and turn out and knead lightly on a floured top.
Divide into cupcake sizes and knead and shape each one.
Place into cupcake cases.
Cook at gas 6, 400F, 200C for 14 to 20 minutes.
This shows recipe one

Variations on the Irish Soda Bread Cupcake theme.I prepared herbs, basil, rosemary, coriander, tarragon, spring onions, cheese and garlic. After I had divided the dough into individuals I kneaded into each one type of herb,see photo below. I then served these with an Irish Hot Pot with butter or benecol and more fresh herbs. They are delicious straight from the oven and eaten on the same day to be at their best.Excellent for St Patricks Day and a savoury cupcake recipe for those who do not have a sweet tooth or are diabetic.