Scones/Soda Bread

Name: Scones/Soda Bread
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 scones
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/3 cup currants

Submitted by MJMommy13

"This recipe came from my mother-in-law. She got it from a Church cookbook many years ago."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 12 scones

ingredients

3 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup butter
1 cup buttermilk
¹⁄₃ cup currants

directions

Combine dry ingredients, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and currants until just moistened.
On floured surface knead 10 times. Shape into round loaf, cut X in top and bake at 350° for 1 hour, or roll out and cut into scones and bake 20 minutes or so, depending on size.