Bread Recipes
Irish Soda Bread Scones
Yield: 8 scones
Ingredients
Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
- 1 tablespoons caraway seeds
- 1/2 cup raisins or currants
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
- Add butter with a pastry blender for about a minute or until like coarse meal, then mix in raisins and caraway. Make a well in center and add buttermilk and mix in lightly. Dough should not be dry.
- Place the dough on a board or other surface and knead slightly until it just holds its shape. Handle it very little.
- Shape into an 8 inch disk. Cut in half, then cut into quarters. Dip tops in buttermilk then place on cookie sheet lined with parchment. Sprinkle with a little sugar also before baking, if desired.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn halfway through baking.