I recently traveled to Ireland and it was amazing. Words cannot describe the beauty and happiness I felt there. The scones in Ireland were a complete surprise. I’m not usually a scone lover, but I just couldn’t get my hands off of them. I ate them with butter, and I ate them with jam… and a few pints of Guinness. That’s why I’m into the scones. This is my first attempt. There may be more attempts along the line. That’s why I’m calling this attempt “Game Of Scone’s”. Did I succeed in a scone? Yes! Was it an Irish scone? Nope! But I got damn close!
Orange Currant Scones
Ingredients:
4 cups plus 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
3/4 pound cold unsalted butter, diced
4 large eggs, lightly. Beaten
1 cup cold heavy cream
1 cup dried currants
1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water or milk, for egg wash
1/2 cup confectioners ‘ sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
4 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice
Directions :
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix 4 cups of flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Add the cold butter and mix at the lowest speed until the butter is the size of peas. Combine the eggs and heavy cream. With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour in the flour and butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough should look lumpy! Combine the currants and 1/4 cup of flour, and add to the lumpy dough, mix on low speed until just blended.
Dump out the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough 3/4-inch thick slab. Flour a 3-inch round fluted cutter and cut circles of dough. Place the scones on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Brush the tops of the sones with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow the scones to cool for 15 minutes. Whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and orange juice, and drizzle those babies up.
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