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Scones | Irish Scones Recipe

Scones, a popular British baked dish which is equally popular in Ireland & United Kingdom. Traditional Irish Scones are made with a combination of flour, butter, sugar & dried fruits. There are few tips used to make the flaky buttery scones of your life-time including the folding technique which is covered in this post. Learn how to make buttery scones with clotted cream and jam.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 8 scones
Calories: 482kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • oven

Ingredients

For Scones

  • 1¾ cup All Purpose Flour 210 grams
  • ¼ cup Sugar 50 grams
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 5 tbsp Unsalted Butter (cold) cubed
  • ½ cup Milk (cold) 120 ml
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 tbsp Raisins optional

For Clotted Cream

  • 200 ml Cream (fat content 25% to 30%)
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter

For Mixed Berry Jam

  • 2 cups Mixed Berry
  • 1½ cup Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Pectin
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

For Scones

  • 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 (if using) and mix well. Now add in the wet ingredients and use the fork to bring it together, the mixture will looks crumbly at this point.
  • Now take the dough in a work surface and gently bring it together. Start folding the crumbly scones mixture over itself. Repeat this few times, As you do this folds the scones dough will come together into a manageable mixture. Still it will look rustic in look, that is what you want. 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 clotted cream.

For Clotted Cream

  • Take cream and butter in a shallow frying pan or saute pan. Heat and cook on low heat for 10 minutes stirring constantly until it is reduced by half. Once it is reduced, transfer to a ramekin or bowl and place in fridge to set overnight. The next day clotted cream is ready to serve. Scoop the thick set clotted cream and place over scones with jam and enjoy.

For Mixed Berry Jam

  • Mix sugar with pectin powder and set aside. Take mixed berry in a heavy bottom sauce pan and place over heat. After 2 to 3 minutes the berries will start to cook. Use a potato masher to mash it roughly. Once the berries are mashed, Add in the pectin sugar and mix well. Bring everything to a full boil. Once it reaches full boil, take it off the heat and add lemon juice. Pour this in clean glass jar and allow to cool. Store under refrigeration.

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Notes

  • Make sure the scones dough is cold before baking which helps with the flaky texture.
  • you can make scones dough the day before and store in fridge and bake next day.
  • Use cold butter, cold egg and milk for making dough. 
  • Don't over mix the dough, it should look crumbly. So add milk and egg mix little at a time. 
  • Folding technique is important to bring the dough together and also to create layers.
  • Once the dough is done folding, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and freeze. You can thaw the frozen dough in fridge and bake whenever you need
  • You can flavour the dough with whichever flavourings you prefer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 2mg
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