Nana’s Irish Scones

Yield 12-15 servings

Ingredients

Servings
  • 580 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 50 g granulated sugar
  • ¾ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, cubed
  • 4 handfuls raisins or sultanas
  • 288 g whole milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 °C.

  2. Measure flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix briefly. Toss in butter until grainy. Add raisins if using. Stir in milk with fork until clumpy; squeeze dough together.

  3. Pat dough on floured surface. Dust with more flour. Roll to 1-inch thick slab. Cut into quarters, stack pieces, and press down into rectangle. Re-roll as needed. Use biscuit cutter for scones.

Notes

Serve with clotted cream, strawberry jam, and sliced strawberries. I won’t tell you which to put on first.

Committed to this collection by the hand of Hunter.