So simple and yet so incredibly delicious! Perfect with Irish Breakfast Tea! This is definitely scone-like and great warm out of the oven with a bit of butter! Since I like things a bit sweeter I used 1/4 cup of sugar. I froze my butter and used a cheese grater to "grate" it in to the flour mixture. I also used raisins instead of currants. Buttermilk is great for baking as it always makes things very moist. I used a whole cup and had no trouble with kneading. I formed the dough into a 7 inch round and placed it onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I did an egg wash over top and it baked up nice and brown. This is such a simple recipe that produces such great results. I think you could simplify it even more and just use 2 cups of self-rising flour along with the sugar butter buttermilk and raisins....
I've made it twice - love it a little more moist. I added the whole cup of buttermilk (maybe plus a little more), which makes a wet dough. Can't be kneaded. I just dumped it out onto the greased cookie sheet, shaped it into a 7" round, & baked it. Much better that way . . . moist & yummy.
If you soak the currants in rum for half an hour before you use them then drain and add to bread it really perks up the recipe.
I made this as a last minute addition to our St. Patrick's Day meal. I pretty much followed the recipe. I didn't have any buttermilk on hand so I substituted skim milk with a tbsp of vinegar mixed in. I soaked the currants in some warm water before mixing them in. Also I carelessly dumped the whole cup of milk in rather than adding it until the dough was soft. It made for a wet sticky dough that I was unable to knead but I shaped it and place it in an oiled cake pan. The result was a lovely cakey loaf that my husband raved over. We served it with butter at dinner and then we had it for breakfast this morning with butter and jam. Delicious and easy (not to mention forgiving). This recipe is a definite keeper.
This turned out great so nice and moist! I had to sub raisins for the currants as that was what I had in the house. I did put the full amount of buttermilk in and soaked the raisins in hot water first. The dough was very wet but held its shape when I put it on the baking sheet (did not grease the sheet I lined it with parchment paper instead.)
Whoa... my new favourite snack and breakfast bread.
I was looking for a lower fat scone recipe that didn't use so much butter. These were very good. I followed the recipe except I used oil instead of butter but the dough was very sticky and couldn't be kneeded so I just mixed with a spoon and put it right onto the greased cookie sheet...didn't have any currants so I used dried cranberries. Next time might try adding grated orange peel. Thanks for this wonderful recipe!
The grandkids love making this bread it is quick and they love to knead it
This is a very traditional bread also great when served along side Irish Stew or Corned Beef and Cabbage too.
Mine came out flat. I didn't really liked it.
