Traditional Irish Scones are made with a combination of flour, butter and buttermilk. They make perfect flaky scones.
Scones Recipe
This is my first ever scones recipe. I have made it before, it is a candied ginger flavoured one. But i didn't take pictures of it. So i decided to make for this season and share it. This is a basic irish scones recipe and it taste amazing. So buttery and delicious.
You can serve this with jam and whipped cream, it taste amazing. I will be sharing a eggless version soon.
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Ingredients for Irish Scones
Making a traditional irish scones is so easy to make and you get the flaky scones. Scones taste so amazing with jam and clotted cream.
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 ¾ cup (210 grams)
Sugar - ¼ cup (50 grams)
Baking Powder - 2 tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Cold Unsalted Butter - 5 tblspn cubed
Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
Egg - 1
Raisins - ⅓ cup (optional)
Irish Scones Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425 degree C / 220 degree F.
- Mix egg and milk together and put it in fridge till needed.
- Take flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix well.
- Add in cubed cold butter into it and use a fork to mix it into the flour to create crumble like. Add in raisins and mix well.
- Now add in the wet ingredients and use the fork to bring it together.
- Now take it in a work surface and flatten it. Use a cookie cutter to cut out scone shapes.
- Now arrange it in a baking tray and brush with the remaining milk and egg mix. Sprinkle top with some sugar and bake for 14 to 17 mins.
- Now remove from oven and cool slightly. Serve with jam and cream.
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📖 Recipe

Traditional Irish Scones Recipe
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 ¾ cup 210 grams
- Sugar - ¼ cup 50 grams
- Baking Powder - 2 tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Cold Unsalted Butter - 5 tblspn cubed
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Egg - 1
- Raisins - ⅓ cup optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degree C / 220 degree F.
- Mix egg and milk together and put it in fridge till needed.
- Take flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix well.
- Add in cubed cold butter into it and use a fork to mix it into the flour to create crumble like. Add in raisins and mix well.
- Now add in the wet ingredients and use the fork to bring it together.
- Take it in a work surface and flatten it. Use a cookie cutter to cut out scone shapes.
- Now arrange it in a baking tray and brush with the remaining milk and egg mix. Sprinkle top with some sugar and bake for 14 to 17 mins.
- Now remove from oven and cool slightly. Serve with jam and cream.
Video
Irish Scones with Step by Step Pictures
Anonymous
Can v make ds in cooker??
Bianca
Just made them.
They turned out great.
Thx for the recipe and pictures.
Rebecca David
Where’s the candied ginger in your recipe? As mentioned in your blog.
Susan
I think the 450 would be the Fahrenheit and 220 the Celsius.
How much of the egg mixture would be left for the topping?
Nancy
How much of the egg and milk mixture should you put into the flour mix to have enough left to brush on the biscuits afterward?????
Aarthi
Just leave 2 tblsp egg mix and add remaining in
Maggie
Made this and they were delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Drew Davidson
What a strange recipe.Why do you think these are Irish.
I am an Irish baker.
Mary
I made these they were good but how do you prevent the bottom from getting too done?
Carolyn
Mine weren't very thick and the bottoms were burnt!