Best 14 Irish Scones Recipes

ULTRA-BUTTERY IRISH SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk milk, granulated sugar, and kosher salt in a medium bowl until sugar and salt dissolve. Whisk flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Cut 10 Tbsp. butter into 1/2" cubes, add to flour mixture, and blend with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until pea-size pieces form with some larger chunks remaining. Add milk mixture and stir with a fork until large clumps form. Gently knead in the bowl until dough just comes together. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface.
• With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out dough to a 14x8" rectangle, with long side facing you. Heat 2 Tbsp. butter in a small, microwave-proof bowl in the microwave until softened but not melted, about 20 seconds. Spread evenly over dough with fingertips, then sprinkle currants evenly on top and press to adhere. Fold up bottom third of dough over center, then fold down top third to meet bottom edge, as if folding a letter. Fold in half crosswise, then, using a rolling pin, gently flatten into an 8x4" rectangle.
• Cut dough in half lengthwise and in quarters crosswise to form 8 even squares. Transfer to prepared pan, spacing 2" apart. Sprinkle tops generously with demerara sugar and lightly with flaky sea salt.
• Bake until scones are golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Meanwhile, melt remaining 4 Tbsp. butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. When butter bubbles, remove from heat and skim off foam from surface. As soon as the scones come out of the oven, lightly brush tops with clarified butter, leaving behind white solids in bottom of saucepan. Cool scones on sheet on a wire rack and serve hot, warm, or room temperature.

IRISH AND SCOTTISH GAELIC SODA BREAD SCONES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 220C/450F.
• Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the smaller quantity of buttermilk, 400ml or 14 fluid ozs.
• Mix by hand, adding more buttermilk if necessary, until you have a soft but not sticky dough.
• Turn out on to a floured surface and knead lightly - just enough to shape the dough into a round. Flatten it to about 2.5cm/1in thick and cut out 8-10 scones, using a 7.5cm/3in plain cutter.
• Put on to a floured baking tray and bake for about 20 minutes, until well risen and golden. Leave to cool slightly on a wire rack.
• Serve with soup, stews or traditional breakfasts.

SODA BREAD SCONES WITH IRISH WHISKEY BUTTER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the whiskey to a simmer. Turn off the heat, add the raisins, and set aside for at least 15 minutes to allow the raisins to plump.
• Drain and reserve the raisins and whiskey separately.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and fine sea salt.
• Add the butter and use your hands to pinch together the butter and flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
• Add the buttermilk to the mixture and mix just until a dough begins to form. Add the whiskey-soaked raisins and 1½ teaspoons of caraway seeds. Mix just to combine.
• Shape the dough into a 7-inch (18 cm) round. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the round with buttermilk. Sprinkle with the remaining ½ teaspoon caraway seeds and flaky salt
• Cut the dough into 8 triangles and transfer to the parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing the scones 2 inches (5 cm) apart. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the scones bake, make the whiskey butter: In a medium bowl, add the reserved whiskey to the butter, a little at a time, mixing after each addition until fully combined. Stir in the salt.
• Serve the scones warm or at room temperature with the whiskey butter alongside.
• Enjoy!

IRISH DRIED CHERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together 1/2 cup of the buttermilk, the egg, the brown sugar, and the vanilla until the mixture is combined well.
• In another bowl stir together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt and blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in the cherries and the buttermilk mixture with a fork until the mixture just forms a sticky but manageable dough.
• Knead the dough gently for 30 seconds on a lightly floured surface, pat it into a 3/4-inch-thick round, and cut it into 8 wedges. On an ungreased baking sheet brush the wedges with the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and sprinkle them with the granulated sugar.
• Bake the scones in the middle of a preheated 400°F oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they are golden.

IRISH POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Mash potatoes well, add real butter and salt.
• Add as much flour as potatoes will take without becoming too dry.
• Turn out onto a floured board, roll until ¼ inch in thickness.
• Cut into circles, approximately 2½" in diameter.
• Prick all over with a fork.
• Cook on a hot dry griddle or heavy pan dusted with a little flour.
• When they brown with small darker spots appearing, they are cooked.
• Serve hot off the griddle with maple syrup, golden syrup, honey or butter.
• Wrap uneaten scones in greaseproof paper and refrigerate.
• Reheat cold scones by frying them in bacon fat until crisp, and serve with bacon and eggs - delicious!
• *Flour amount varies according to the type of potato used.
• For Vegetarian omit the bacon fat. Do not refry in Bacon fat to reheat for Vegetarian. And you might want to serve it with Vegetarian bacon not real bacon.

IRISH CHEDDAR SCONES WITH CORNED BEEF AND APPLE SLAW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse once. Sprinkle the butter evenly on top. Pulse, pulse, pulse - in 1-second bursts - until the mixture looks like grated Parmesan cheese.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of the Cheddar and pulse, pulse, pulse, while slowly drizzling in the cream, until the dough starts to come together.
• Form the dough into a disk, and transfer to a floured work space. Gently roll the dough with a rolling pin into a 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut out 35 pieces of dough, using a 1-inch-diameter ring mold, and transfer to a parchment-paper-lined sheet pan.
• Bake, turning the pan halfway through, until golden brown and cooked through, 14 to 15 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, combine the malt vinegar and apples in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the creme fraiche, scallions and remaining Cheddar, and mix well.
• When the scones are cool enough to handle, halve them equatorially. Place 1 slice of the corned beef on the bottom half of the scone, and top with the apple, cheese and scallions, followed by the top half of the scone. Repeat until all of the scones are filled.

IRISH BUTTERMILK SCONES / CHEESE & HERB SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F (gas mark 8).
• Sift flour with salt and rub in butter or margarine.
• For Cheese& Herb Scones add mustard, cheese and herbs to the dry ingredients at this point.
• Make a well in the centre and pour in the egg and most of the buttermilk.
• Mix quickly to form a soft dough, adding a little extra buttermilk if necessary.
• Turn out onto a floured surface and roll out lightly until 1" thick.
• Working quickly, cut into 2" rounds.
• Glaze with egg or milk and set on a floured baking sheet.
• Before baking, dust scones with cinnamon sugar for Buttermilk Scones or sprinkle a little grated cheese on top of each scone for Cheese& Herb Scones.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until light brown.

IRISH SODA BREAD SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; butter a 10-inch diameter circle in the center of a baking sheet.
• In a big bowl, stir the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, caraway seeds, and salt.
• Cut the butter into ½ inch cubes and distribute them over the flour mixture.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, stir the buttermilk and egg together; add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
• The dough will be sticky; with lightly floured hands, knead in the nuts and raisins until evenly distributed.
• With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into a 9-inch diameter circle in the center of the prepared baking sheet.
• Brush the egg yolk mixture over the top and sides of the dough.
• With a serrated knife, cut into 8 wedges.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a pick comes out clean.

IRISH BROWN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Lightly dust a baking sheet with some flour.
• Put the whole wheat flour and wheat germ into a large mixing bowl. Sift the all-purpose flour, salt and baking soda into the bowl. Mix the ingredients well together with fingers.
• Next, rub in the butter to pea-sized pieces; then mix in the sugar.
• At this stage, put the lightly dusted tin into the oven to preheat.
• Stir in enough buttermilk to make a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead for a few seconds. Cut out scones with a round cookie cutter.
• Put the scones on the preheated baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes or until risen and a golden brown.
• Cool on a wire tray.

SCONES WITH PEARS, IRISH CHEDDAR, AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a large bowl to combine. Add butter to bowl and, working with a few pieces at a time, scoop some butter and flour mixture into your hands. Squeeze butter, pressing thumbs across your fingertips to flatten into petal shapes. Repeat until all butter is flattened and coated with flour mixture.
• Add caraway seeds and currants to bowl, tossing to combine. Slowly add 1 cup buttermilk, stirring constantly with a fork, just until mixture begins to form clumps. Add more buttermilk if necessary, 1 tablespoon at a time, until no dry flour mixture remains in bowl.
• Transfer mixture to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Lightly dust hands with flour and gather mixture into a ball, gently squeezing to form a dough (it may still crumble slightly).
• Flatten dough to a 1-inch thickness and fold in half. Flatten and fold once more. Gently shape into a 1-inch-thick, 7-inch-diameter round. Cut into 8 equal wedges, then separate wedges 1/2 inch apart. Brush tops with buttermilk; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake scones until puffed, golden brown on top, and hollow-sounding when tapped on bottoms, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool slightly on a wire rack. To serve, split scones, sandwich pear and cheddar slices, and drizzle with honey.

IRISH POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender. Drain. Peel. Rice.
• Mix with the bacon fat, salt and flour.
• Roll out into a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut in 2 inch circles. Prick all over with a fork.
• Heat an iron skillet over high heat.
• Add scones, a few at a time. Turn heat to medium. Cook until browned and speckled.
• YUM!

IRISH CREAM TOFFEE SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar; cut in butter until crumbly.
• 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolk and creamer; stir into dry ingredients JUST UNTIL MOISTENED! Do NOT over stir!
• 4. Fold in toffee bits.
• 5. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 10 times. Divide dough in half; pat each portion into a 7 inch circle and cut into 8 wedges per circle. Separate edges and place on prepared pans.
• 6. Brush each scone lightly with egg white. you make sprinkle with decorative sugar crystals if desired.
• 7. Bake in prepared oven for about 15 minutes. Serve warm. May drizzle with melted caramel, chocolate or frosting although not necessary as these are delicious plain!
• 8. ****each scone has about 346 calories

IRISH SODA BREADS (SCONES)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450F. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder. Add orange zest, seeds, currants, sugar, and sour cream.
• 2. Add butter in small pieces, cut into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk, mixing lightly with your fingers.Knead briefly until mixture just comes together. It's important not to overmix. Dough will be a little sticky.
• 3. Pull off clumps to make 12 mini breads. I sometimes sprinkle these with a pinch of sanding sugar to give them a sparkle.
• 4. Divide breads onto 2 baking sheets about 3-4" apart. Bake until puffed and golden, 12-14 minutes at 450F.

IRISH SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2. In another bowl lightly beat eggs,mix in melted butter and buttermilk.Add liquids to dry ingredients,mix to combine.Mix in raisins or chocolate chips.
• 3. Divide dough into thirds.On a floured board pat each piece into a 1 inch thick circle.
• 4. Cut each circle into quarters. Transfer wedges to baking sheet.Bake until golden,15 minutes.Serve warm.