Jimmy Griffins Perfect Raspberry And Raisin Irish Scone Recipes

JIMMY GRIFFIN'S PERFECT RASPBERRY AND RAISIN IRISH SCONE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500. (Yes, 500 F.) Place rack in the middle of the oven.
• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, or cut a piece of parchment paper to fit it.
• Whisk the two eggs (for the glaze) together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine flour with baking powder and salt. Sift five times. (Yes, that may sound excessive, but it doesn't take long and it makes for a lighter scone.) Set aside.
• Whisk together the buttermilk, olive oil, sugar, and egg.
• Moving very quickly (have all your ingredients ready to go), mix liquid ingredients into flour. This will immediately start to activate the baking powder, so don't loiter! Make a well in the middle of the sifted flour, pour in the milk/oil mixture, and sprinkle the raisins on top. Blend together with a wooden spoon, as lightly as you can.
• Turn dough out onto a large sheet of waxed paper and cover with another sheet of waxed paper. Pat it into a rough rectangle about one inch high.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper, scatter the frozen raspberries over half the rectangle, and fold the other half of the rectangle over the raspberries.
• Cover again with waxed paper and pat the rectangle until it is an even 1.5" high.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper and cut the dough into rounds with a 3" round cookie cutter.
• Transfer biscuits on to the cookie sheet with a spatula dipped in flour, spacing them about 2" apart.
• Glaze the tops with the beaten egg mixture. Refrigerate scones for 15 minutes, then glaze the scones again.
• Turn the oven temperature down to 425°F Bake for 18 minutes. Don't bake any longer, even if you're tempted to!
• Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Scones will stay moist for about two days. They freeze well. They're best served warm, with good butter and jam.

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine 4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, and salt in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Blend in the cold butter at the lowest speed and mix until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add to the flour/butter mixture. Combine until just blended. Combine the raisins and 1 tablespoon flour and then add to the dough and mix quickly. The dough may be a bit sticky.
• Dump the dough out onto a floured surface and be sure it is well combined. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough out to 3/4-inch to 1-inch thick. You will see lumps of butter in the dough. Cut into squares with a 4-inch cutter and then cut in half diagonally to make triangles. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Brush the scones with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the outsides are crisp and the insides are done.

IRISH SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Add softened butter and sugar, mix well. Stir in milk or buttermilk. Also stir in raisins or dried fruit. Press dough onto a floured surface and roll out gently to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut scones into round shapes or triangles. Brush scones with egg wash for shine. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

IRISH POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Mash potatoes well, add real butter and salt.
• Add as much flour as potatoes will take without becoming too dry.
• Turn out onto a floured board, roll until ¼ inch in thickness.
• Cut into circles, approximately 2½" in diameter.
• Prick all over with a fork.
• Cook on a hot dry griddle or heavy pan dusted with a little flour.
• When they brown with small darker spots appearing, they are cooked.
• Serve hot off the griddle with maple syrup, golden syrup, honey or butter.
• Wrap uneaten scones in greaseproof paper and refrigerate.
• Reheat cold scones by frying them in bacon fat until crisp, and serve with bacon and eggs - delicious!
• *Flour amount varies according to the type of potato used.
• For Vegetarian omit the bacon fat. Do not refry in Bacon fat to reheat for Vegetarian. And you might want to serve it with Vegetarian bacon not real bacon.

IRISH FRUIT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl measure flour, sugar, baking powder.
• Add butter and work with your fingertips until mixture resembles small peas.
• Mix in dry fruit.
• In small bowl mix buttermilk and eggs add to dry mixture.
• Using your hands, form dough into large ball and place on floured surface.
• Knead lightly only few times until comes together.
• Roll out into 1 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut into 3 inch rounds place on a prepared baking sheet.
• Brush with milk to glaze.
• Bake scones for 20-25 minutes.

IRISH SCONE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, sugar, salt, and baking power.
• Rub in the Crisco and add raisins.
• Beat together the milk and eggs and add to the dry.
• Bake at 350°F; the size pan used will determine how long:.
• 10 3/4 inch cast iron frying pan: 1 hour.
• 8 inch cake pan: 30-35 minutes.