Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Bread Recipes Irish Soda Scones 4.9 (8) They're packed with currants and caraway seeds—and finished with an easy orange glaze. Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 40 mins Servings: 8 Jump to recipe Easier than soda bread and even more delicious, our Irish soda scones are a perfect St. Patrick's Day food. You just need one bowl and 20 minutes to make them (plus 20 minutes to bake). They’re leavened with buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder so they get a nice rise. Then, they're studded with currants and caraway seeds. A simple glaze of confectioners’ sugar, whole milk, and orange zest takes them over the top. Enjoy them for breakfast, brunch, or with a cup of tea in the afternoon. They'll go fast at any St. Patrick’s Day party. Credit: Raymond Hom Directions Preheat oven; mix dry ingredients: Preheat oven to 425°F. Prep a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar, and salt. Cut butter and work into dry ingredients; add currants, caraway, and buttermilk: Cut butter into small pieces; work into flour mixture with your fingers or a pastry cutter until dough resembles coarse meal. Add currants, caraway seeds, and buttermilk; stir until just combined. Scoop dough onto baking sheet; bake: Scoop 1/3 cup-size mounds of dough onto prepared baking sheet, spaced 3 inches apart. Bake until bottoms are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet. Make glaze and drizzle over scones: Meanwhile, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and orange zest. Drizzle over scones; serve. 5 More Scone Recipes to Try Cream Scones With Currants Mummy’s Sweet White Scones Lemon Scones Fast Raspberry Scones Herb-Cheddar Scones