Irish Soda Bread Scones
Irish soda bread scones are an ideal breakfast bite to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but once you make this recipe, you'll want to make it year round. These homemade scones are easy and perfectly flaky!
Servings: 8
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Pastry cutter
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon orange or tangerine zest
- 1 stick salted butter (cold)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup raisins
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small cubes and use a pastry cutter or fork to combine it into the flour. Add buttermilk, orange zest, and raisins and use a spatula or spoon to combine until all the flour is moist.
- Dust a surface and your hands with flour and gather the dough onto the surface. Knead about 5 times and then shape the dough into a ball. Use a rolling pin to flatten to about a half inch to an inch. Then, use a knife or pizza cutter to cut into 8 or 10 pieces, depending on how large you'd like your scones.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the scones on the baking sheet, leaving ample space between them. Whisk the egg (optional: add a splash of milk) and brush the scones to create a glaze. Sprinkle with granulated sugar for texture.
- Bake the scones for about 14 minutes or until the are just golden brown.
- Serve warm with butter, jam or honey.