Irish scones

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Easy to make, delicious Irish scone recipe: get delicious, buttery scones following these step-by-step instructions to make one of the most traditional Irish treats, perfect with tea!

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irish soda bread scones on a cooling rack

This easy recipe tastes like your favorite Irish soda bread and is perfect for celebrating the St. Patrick's Day festivities. Scones have a crispy golden crust and are filled with tender, fluffy layers of dough, raisins, and orange zest!

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buttery irish raisin scones on a baking sheet with text overlay that reads, buttery irish raisin scones

These raisin scones are so simple and easy to make, but so delicious! Enjoy them with your morning coffee or tea, or as a yummy mid-morning snack. They're buttery and crumbly and better than any American scone you might've tried!

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Sieve flour and salt into a bowl, stir in sugar if used. Add currants, raisins, cherries (as desired). Then rub in butter/margarine. Add sufficient milk to make a soft dough. Turn onto a floured board and gently knead to remove any cracks. Roll out lightly to 1" in thickness. Cut into scones with a cutter dipped in flour. Place on a floured preheated baking sheet/tray, glaze if liked with beaten egg or milk. Bake in a preheated oven 220°C/425°F/Gas 8 on upper shelf position for 10 mins…

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These tender, flaky scones are all about the butter. And since the flavor of the butter really shines through, this is a good time to splurge on a high-quality Irish butter like Kerrygold. The extra flaky, buttery texture is achieved by using a technique borrowed from puff pastry—spreading butter onto the rolled-out dough and folding it in layers.

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I'm pretty sure there are a million or more variations on this recipe. I happened to find mine in a Women's World Magazine a year or two ago. It turned out so delightful that I decided to keep it as my go to. I made one or two teeny changes and it is a family favorite now. It makes its appearance at St. Patrick's Day, of course, but also about once a month it is made just to go with afternoon tea/coffee. I like mine with a little honey butter to sweeten them up a little. The secret to…

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