Irish Soda Scones
Last Updated on March 10, 2020 by
Irish Soda Scones
These are a cross between soda bread and scones – Made without eggs, it is vegetarian friendly. Just flour, leavening and buttermilk. A quick and easy bread for breakfast!
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Are you ready to get your Irish on?
Sadly, here in America, St. Patrick’s Day is mostly about drinking obscene amounts of alcohol. I make it a point not to go out on St. Patrick’s Day unless absolutely necessary to avoid all the drunk people on the subways on the way home.
Did you know St. Patrick’s Day is a bigger holiday here in America than it is in Ireland. So who was St. Patrick exactly and why is he so special to the Irish.
St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the 4th century and taken to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16.
He was able to escape, but returned to convert the Irish to Christianity, who were mostly all pagan still at that time.
He established many monasteries, churches and schools. He is revered very much in Ireland and is often celebrated with religious feasts.
It is Irish immigrants in the US however, whether for good or bad, that transformed St. Patrick’s Day into a secular holiday that involves a lot of drinking, eating Irish foods like Corned Beef & Cabbage and wearing green colored clothes and hats.
I’ve posted traditional Scottish scones here, but Irish scones are different. Irish Soda Scones are a more simplistic form of Irish Soda Bread in scone form. It differs from Scottish/British scones in that there is no fat or shortening (lard) used. These are characterized by having a very crusty exterior and soft doughy interior.
Irish Soda Scones are great for tea time, breakfast or brunch served with Lemon Curd and butter!
Here are some more Jam and Curd recipes you might enjoy these scones with!
- Apricot Lavender Curd
- Blueberry Lavender Jam
- Banana Jam
- Wild Strawberry Gooseberry Jam
- Strawberry Rose Red Pepper Jam
- Cranberry Lavender Jam
- Blueberry Chia Jam
If you prefer larger scones, you can cut them into 6 pieces instead!
If you have Irish butter, it’s even better. Kerrygold brand Irish butter is now available at most supermarkets.
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Irish Soda Scones
Recipe details
- 8 people
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 25 Minutes Total time: 45 min
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Wow, Chef Mireille! These look amazing!
I bought the Fisher brand (I've never made scones before) but my mom loves lavender so I decided to make lavender scones with that fisher store bought brand. Omg 😭 it came out sooo dry! Even cutting the scone in half and adding butter, was still dry. I made it with the package instructions but still came out very dry. I only added 2 teaspoons of the dry lavender and thought that wouldn't have made it dry in the 1st place. Buut idk if I gave up on making scones. Thank you for your recipe!