Mini Irish Soda Bread Scones with Whiskey-Currant Butter
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Authorlynsie
Yield20scones
Ingredients
4 cups flour (plus more as needed)
10 Tbsp sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, chilled & cubed
2 1/2-3 cups milk or buttermilk
2 cups currants, divided
2 cups water
1 Tbsp Irish whiskey
1 pkg Kerry Gold Pure Grass-Fed Irish salted butter @ room temperature
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients with a whisk, breaking up any lumps.
Add the cold, cubed butter and break down into pea-sized pieces by mixing it with the flour and rubbing rapidly in between your fingers. *The goal is to crumble the butter without melting it in your warm fingers so move quick and don't linger!
Add currants and mix to coat them in the flour-butter mixture.
Add the first 2 1/2 cups milk or buttermilk, mix, and see if more is needed. You're looking for a workable dough that is not too dry and not too watery, just like a biscuit dough that can hold its shape for a few minutes when formed into a ball. If you are worried that you added too much liquid, then throw in a couple of Tablespoons of flour to even things out.
Knead briefly then spoon into oiled ramekins or muffin molds. Sprinkle with sugar to garnish.
Using scissors, make a small slit in the top of each scone and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
While scones are baking, make the compound butter. Start by boiling currants with water until they are plump and almost all of the water (save a Tablespoon or two) has been evaporated/boiled off.
Pour currants with a bit of the residual water into a food processor and pulse until smooth. Add whiskey and pulse again to incorporate. Allow to cool to room temperature, then add the butter and pulse to completely combine and fluff/whip butter. Set aside at room temperature until scones are done baking.
When the scones have finished baking, remove from the oven and turn out onto a cooling rack. Serve warm with compound butter.
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Recipe by Vie at https://getvie.com/henley-morning-enrichment-course/