Baking
Buttermilk Scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake wheat flour
- 1 cup fresh buttermilk
- 125g Kerrygold Original Irish Butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup white castor sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 tsp baking powder
- Fresh cream to serve
Directions
Recipe by: Thabitha Makwakwa (@thabitha_chef)
1. Sift all dry ingredients, except the sugar, into a bowl.
2. Rub the Kerrygold Butter into the dry flour mixture.
3. Lightly beat the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla essence together.
4. Dig a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the wet ingredients.
5. Gently knead and pat into a soft dough.
6. Cut the scones using a medium-sized scone cutter or anything that is a circular shape.
7. Place the scones on a greased baking tray. Lightly brush with egg or milk and place aside for 25 minutes.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes until golden brown in colour.
9. Serve with Kerrygold Smooth Irish Butter and Mom's favourite cup of tea!
1. Sift all dry ingredients, except the sugar, into a bowl.
2. Rub the Kerrygold Butter into the dry flour mixture.
3. Lightly beat the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla essence together.
4. Dig a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the wet ingredients.
5. Gently knead and pat into a soft dough.
6. Cut the scones using a medium-sized scone cutter or anything that is a circular shape.
7. Place the scones on a greased baking tray. Lightly brush with egg or milk and place aside for 25 minutes.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes until golden brown in colour.
9. Serve with Kerrygold Smooth Irish Butter and Mom's favourite cup of tea!
