Jimmy Griffins Perfect Raspberry And Raisin Irish Scone Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine 4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, and salt in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Blend in the cold butter at the lowest speed and mix until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add to the flour/butter mixture. Combine until just blended. Combine the raisins and 1 tablespoon flour and then add to the dough and mix quickly. The dough may be a bit sticky.
• Dump the dough out onto a floured surface and be sure it is well combined. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough out to 3/4-inch to 1-inch thick. You will see lumps of butter in the dough. Cut into squares with a 4-inch cutter and then cut in half diagonally to make triangles. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Brush the scones with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the outsides are crisp and the insides are done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500. (Yes, 500 F.) Place rack in the middle of the oven.
• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, or cut a piece of parchment paper to fit it.
• Whisk the two eggs (for the glaze) together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine flour with baking powder and salt. Sift five times. (Yes, that may sound excessive, but it doesn't take long and it makes for a lighter scone.) Set aside.
• Whisk together the buttermilk, olive oil, sugar, and egg.
• Moving very quickly (have all your ingredients ready to go), mix liquid ingredients into flour. This will immediately start to activate the baking powder, so don't loiter! Make a well in the middle of the sifted flour, pour in the milk/oil mixture, and sprinkle the raisins on top. Blend together with a wooden spoon, as lightly as you can.
• Turn dough out onto a large sheet of waxed paper and cover with another sheet of waxed paper. Pat it into a rough rectangle about one inch high.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper, scatter the frozen raspberries over half the rectangle, and fold the other half of the rectangle over the raspberries.
• Cover again with waxed paper and pat the rectangle until it is an even 1.5" high.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper and cut the dough into rounds with a 3" round cookie cutter.
• Transfer biscuits on to the cookie sheet with a spatula dipped in flour, spacing them about 2" apart.
• Glaze the tops with the beaten egg mixture. Refrigerate scones for 15 minutes, then glaze the scones again.
• Turn the oven temperature down to 425°F Bake for 18 minutes. Don't bake any longer, even if you're tempted to!
• Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Scones will stay moist for about two days. They freeze well. They're best served warm, with good butter and jam.

Steps:

• Sift together flour, sugar, salt, and baking power.
• Rub in the Crisco and add raisins.
• Beat together the milk and eggs and add to the dry.
• Bake at 350°F; the size pan used will determine how long:.
• 10 3/4 inch cast iron frying pan: 1 hour.
• 8 inch cake pan: 30-35 minutes.