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Recipe: Irish herbed drop scones

By
DARA MCBRIDE,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:03 PM
Updated Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 4:11 PM

 

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Scones: These are perfect with soup or dinner and will whet your appetite without ending it.

Irish Herbed Drop Scones:

Serves: 8

3/4-cup all-purpose flour

1-teaspoon salt

1-teaspoon baking powder

2 tablespoons milk

2 eggs

1/4 cup melted butter

1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as parsley, basil, and rosemary

4 tablespoons safflower oil   

Method

Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

Blend in milk, eggs, butter, and herbs.

Pass this batter through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl. Refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, I0 minutes.

Heat the safflower oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Pour a tablespoon of batter onto the pan. Cook on both sides, about 30-40 seconds per side or golden brown.

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Posted by MotherIrish on Jan 22, 2010, 10:04 AM EST
Forgot to say how hot the oil should be. At the point of just smoking? 350 degrees? How much beating needs to be done? 1 min- 2 min-. Bit slack on the directions although this sounds like a good scone.
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Posted by LouGuyt on Jan 22, 2010, 09:58 AM EST
It would be very nice if the recipes were set so that they could be printed on only one page.
 


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