Soda Bread Scones
Recipe from Vegetarian Times

Irish soda bread is just barely sweet and biscuit-like--perfect with a savory meal. It's usually baked in a large round, but here we've cut it into scone-like wedges that take only 20 minutes to bake.


Soda Bread Scones

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Servings: Serves 6

 
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Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 2 1/2 cups
    white whole-wheat flour
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    baking soda
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    coarse salt
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  • 3/4 cup
    low-fat buttermilk or plain soymilk
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  • 3 tablespoons
    pure maple syrup
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  • 3/4 cup
    dried currants
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  • 8 teaspoons
    raw sugar, such as turbinado, optional
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
2.
Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, maple syrup, and currants in separate bowl. Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until soft dough forms. Transfer to floured work surface, and shape into 8-inch round. Cut round into 8 wedges. Transfer to prepared baking sheet, and sprinkle each wedge with 1 teaspoon sugar, if using. Bake 20 minutes, or until browned.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 193, Total Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 226 mg, Carbohydrate 44 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 6 g, Sugars 15 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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