Irish Cream Toffee Scones Recipes

IRISH SCONES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the dry ingredients: In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Combine the wet ingredients: Measure out 2/3 cup milk. In a medium bowl whisk together about half of the milk, along with the currants and the egg. You will use the rest of the milk later. Set bowl and remaining milk aside.
• Cool and serve scones: Let the scones cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before enjoying warm or transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Serve with jam and butter, if desired.

IRISH CREAM TOFFEE SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar; cut in butter until crumbly.
• 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolk and creamer; stir into dry ingredients JUST UNTIL MOISTENED! Do NOT over stir!
• 4. Fold in toffee bits.
• 5. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 10 times. Divide dough in half; pat each portion into a 7 inch circle and cut into 8 wedges per circle. Separate edges and place on prepared pans.
• 6. Brush each scone lightly with egg white. you make sprinkle with decorative sugar crystals if desired.
• 7. Bake in prepared oven for about 15 minutes. Serve warm. May drizzle with melted caramel, chocolate or frosting although not necessary as these are delicious plain!
• 8. ****each scone has about 346 calories

ENGLISH TOFFEE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F degrees.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Cut in butter.
• Add buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
• Mix in toffee chips.
• With floured hands, form dough into a ball and spread it out into an 8-inch diameter circle onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Cut into wedges.
• Sprinkle excess flour, toffee chip mixture with a tablespoon or so of brown sugar onto the top.
• Bake for about 15 minutes.