Rye Caraway Scones Recipes

RYE CARAWAY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; lightly butter a baking sheet.
• In a bowl, mix the flours, sugar, baking powder, caraway seeds, baking soda, and salt together.
• Cut butter into ½-inch cubes; sprinkle them over the flour mixture.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the buttermilk and knead until combined; knead in currants, if using.
• With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into a ½ inch thickness on a lightly floured cutting board.
• Using a 2 ½ inch round biscuit cutter or glass, cut out rounds from the dough.
• Gather the scraps together and repeat until all the dough is used.
• Place rounds on the prepared baking sheet; bake 15-17 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Remove baking sheet to a wire rack; cool 5 minutes.
• Using a spatula, transfer scones to a wire rack to cool.
• Serve warm, or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

RYE WHEAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine the oats, flours, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl or in a food processor. Cut in butter until largest clumps are the size of a pea. Add eggs and milk and mix well. (The dough may be very soft or wet, but don't worry.).
• Sprinkle work surface with oats and caraway seeds, if desired. Turn dough onto it and pat into shape with floured hands.
• Transfer to a parchment-covered baking sheet. (Or omit the seeds and oats and pat into shape directly on parchment-covered-baking sheet.).
• Score deeply into 8 wedges.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.
• Pull wedges apart to serve.

SAVORY SCONES WITH ONION, CURRANTS AND CARAWAY

Steps:

• Put the butter in the freezer until solid, at least 45 minutes.
• In a large, dry skillet over medium heat, toast the caraway seeds until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl. Add the onions to the skillet and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook until they begin to turn dark brown and somewhat soft, about 5 minutes. Add the oil and a pinch of the fine sea salt; continue cooking until the onions are soft and caramelized, about 5 minutes longer. Cool completely.
• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, .5 teaspoon of the fine salt and the caraway seeds. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg and honey.
• Remove the butter from the freezer. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate about .25 of the butter. Gently toss it into the flour mixture. Repeat with the remaining butter, adding about .25 at a time.
• Stir the wet mixture into the flour-butter mixture. Stir in the onions and currants or raisins. Stir dough until it just comes together.
• On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough into a .75-inch-thick round. Cut into eight wedges. Transfer dough to the prepared baking sheet, allowing 1 inch between each scone. Brush the tops of the scones with a little sour cream and sprinkle with sugar and flaky sea salt.
• Bake scones until the undersides are golden brown but the tops are still a bit soft, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving. They are best served warm.