Irish Soda Bread Scones with Honey Cinnamon Butter

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 3/4 cup Cherries, dried

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Condiments

  • 2 tsp Honey

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1/2 cup Oats, old fashioned

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 3/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 cup Heavy cream

Found on bakerbynature.com

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted until browned
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup dried cherries
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional, but nice if you like things on the sweeter side)
• 1 large egg, beaten to blend
• For the Honey Cinnamon Butter:
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons honey

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a heavy-bottomed small saucepan melt butter over medium heat until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a large bowl stir together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and dried cherries. Pour buttermilk, cream, vanilla, and melted browned butter over flour mixture; stir gently with a wooden spatula just until flour mixture is moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead gently until dough comes together, about 7 or 8 turns, dont overwork the dough.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten each ball into an 8-inch round. Cut each round into 4 pieces. This can be easily done by making a large x then cutting the x through.
• Place scones on an ungreased baking sheet, spacing 4 inches apart. Brush tops with beaten egg.
• Bake scones until deep golden brown, about 20-25 minutes. Cool scones on rack at least 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, with plenty of honey cinnamon butter, of course :)
• For the Honey Cinnamon Butter:
• Place softened butter in a small bow. Add cinnamon and honey and whisk together until well blended. Serve at room temperature.