Irish Currant Scones
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Irish Currant Scones
Description
The recipe starts by sifting all-purpose flour with baking powder, sugar, and salt, then working softened butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Currants are gently incorporated before adding cream to bind the dough just enough to hold together without overwork. After shaping the dough into a circle and cutting into wedges, the scones are baked on a hot baking sheet until edges are just barely browned.
The baked scones have a soft crumb with a slight crispness on the edges, carrying sweet notes from sugar and bursts from the currants. Their mild sweetness and tender texture make them suitable for breakfast, tea, or snacks.
Serving suggestions include accompaniments like butter, fruit preserves, or slightly sweetened whipped cream which complement their lightly sweet, buttery flavor. The recipe allows a small cream adjustment to achieve the proper dough texture.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter softened
- ½ cup currants
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream (may need up to 3/4 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place it into the oven while it is preheating.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- Using your fingertips, work the softened butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the currants.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the cream working the mixture as little as possible. Add more cream only if needed to create a slightly sticky dough that holds together.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Use your hands to gather it into a ball and knead it just two or three times.
- Using a floured rolling pin or just your hands, roll or pat the dough into a 1-inch thick circle.
- Cut into 8 wedges.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the scones on it. Brush with a little additional cream.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Turn the pan and bake for 4 more minutes or until just barely brown.
- Serve with preserves, butter, and/or sweetened whipped cream.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1scone | |
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 459mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 356IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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