Comments on: irish soda bread scones

By: Hil

Hil — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:24:24 +0000

We made a variation of this for brunch with the folks today. What a sensation! Used tortilla as the base- was quick, light & gorgeous.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:46:05 +0000

The only breakfast that came close to my grandmother’s soda bread was the less then fresh slices that she slowly fried in butter the next morning.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:23:04 +0000

I just made this with freshly ground whole wheat pastry flour, candied orange peel and some chopped walnuts instead of raisins, and orange zest instead of caraway seeds. I also ended up making two loaves, as the dough was too wet to knead. Next time I might try adding a little all-purpose flour to see if that would help with the consistancy of the dough. Still, it turned out amazing!! I will definetly make this again!

By: deb

deb — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:19:22 +0000

I will probably make my tiny brain implode trying to figure this out on limited sleep, but here I go: More or less, 1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar. Thus, if you are without cream of tartar, I believe you can reverse engineer this so that instead of using:

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

use:

1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
and NO cream of tartar.

Hope that helps!

By: lmc

lmc — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:01:04 +0000

oh no help! I am all set to make these, except I forgot to buy cream of tartar. is it super necessary? can I swap some amount of baking powder? do I have to go to the store?
arrg arrg!

By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:07:37 +0000

I made these gluten & dairy-free using:
1 1/2 C Sorghum Flour
1 1/2 C Millet Flour
1 C Tapioca Starch
3 tsp Xanthan Gum
homemade rice milk buttermilk

they turned out perfect & delicious :) millet and sorghum are great for scones

By: Gia| flowering tea

Gia| flowering tea — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:25:22 +0000

This is fantastic and makes me want go to my local grocery store and buy all the ingredients and add this to my baking list for the week. Thanks a lot. :)

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:19:49 +0000

I made these with blueberries and they are AWESOME!!!!!!

By: Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:59:40 +0000

I made Irish soda bread almost every week for my boyfriend and I. Its just flour, buttermilk, an egg, baking soda and a bit of butter. My boyfriend is from Galway, Ireland and says mine tastes better than the stuff from home. Probably because its fresh from the oven, not from Dunns Stores!

By: deb

deb — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:13:18 +0000

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