Irish Scone Recipe

Traditional Irish Scones & Clotted Cream Recipe

Ingredients:  2/1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour 1/4 cup of sugar 10 Tsp. salted cold butter  1/2 cup of buttermilk 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 large egg 1/8 Tsp. of salt

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 425ºF
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl
• Stir in the sugar
• Using a fork or a whisk, mix the egg with the buttermilk
• Make a well in the middle in the flour mixture. 
• Slowly add the buttermilk and egg mixture until the dough is soft. It should come together where you can handle it without it being very sticky
• Place the dough on a floured surface and knead to remove any cracks. If it's too sticky add more flour
• Roll the dough to 1 inch thickness 
• Using a floured glass or cookie cutter, cut the dough into round shapes or triangles
• Place scones onto a floured and buttered baking sheet or parchment paper. Your should get about 12 scones depending on the size.
• Bake scones for 10-15 minutes or until they are golden brown

Enjoy them warm with jam and Clotted Cream (recipe below). 

Clotted Cream:

• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 1/3 cup of sour cream
• 1 Tbsp. of powdered sugar

Whisk heavy cream until it forms stiff peaks. Whisk in the sour cream and powdered sugar until it's all combined. Store in the refrigerator.