Our host for this month's Bread Bakers is Wendy of A day in the life on the farm and she suggested to bake Irish bread for St. Patricks day. Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick in Ireland.
Irish soda bread is is a variety of quick bread where baking soda is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast. I adapted this scone recipe from here. Though these scones are not traditional ones, they are made with the almost same ingredients as the traditional soda bread. Let's see how to make Irish soda bread scones.
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour2 tbspgranulated sugar1/2 tbsp baking powder1/4 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt2 tbsp / 25gm cold unsalted butter1/4 cup cold buttermilk1 small egg1/3 cup golden raisins + currants1 tsp milk, to brush
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 220 C | 425 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Grate the butter and mix well into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Place the bowl in freezer for 5 minutes.
3. In a large measuring cup, whisk together the cold buttermilk and egg.
4. Stir in the golden raisins in the flour mixture. Add the buttermilk-egg mixture and using a spatula mix until combined.
5. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 4-5 minutes.
6. Pat the dough gently with your hands into a disc that is roughly 3/4-inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut out the scones.
7. Place them on the prepared baking tray and brush the tops gently with milk.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Transfer scones to a wire rack.
Notes:
Do not twist the cookie cutter as you cut the dough, this will prevent the scones from rising evenly.
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Check out the Irish breads that our fellow Bread Bakers have baked this month:
- Apple, Beer, and Cheddar Soda Bread by A Baker's House
- Blaa by Sara's Tasty Buds
- Caraway Rye Soda Bread by A Salad For All Seasons
- Carrot and Dillisk Bread by A Shaggy Dough Story
- Cheddar and Herbs Soda Bread by Ambrosia
- Cranberry and Poppy Seed Irish Bread by kidsandchic
- Currant Drop Scones by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Four Leaf Clover Rolls by Cook's Hideout
- Guinness Bread Rolls by The Bread She Bakes
- Guinness Buckwheat Bread by Baking Sense
- Irish Amber Ale Pretzels by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Irish Barmbrack by The Schizo Chef
- Irish Freckle Bread by Mayuri's Jikoni
- Irish Freckle Bread by Passion Kneaded
- Irish Multigrain Bread by What Smells So Good?
- Irish Raisin Tea Scones by Gayathri's Cook Spot
- Irish Soda Bread by Herbivore Cucina
- Irish Soda Bread by Sneha's Recipe
- Irish Soda Bread Scones by Spill the Spices
- Irish Soda Buttermilk Bread by Sizzling Tastebuds
- Oat and Potato Bread by Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Potato Clover Leaf Rolls by Spiceroots
- Soda Bread Farls by Food Lust People Love
- Soft Wheat Irish Soda Scones with Raisins (Spotted Dog) by The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Super Easy Potato Roll Recipe by Hostess At Heart
