Mini Irish Soda Biscuits with Currants, Caraway, and Thyme
Irish Soda Biscuits come together really quickly, especially if you leave a stick of butter in the freezer to use for grating. I like the combination of caraway, thyme and currants or orange zest and thyme but currants and caraway would be an excellent combination as well.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 27 mins
Course bread
Cuisine Irish
Servings 24 biscuits
Calories 61 kcal
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups buttermilk or 1.25 cups buttermilk and 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons frozen butter shredded
Optional add-ins:
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/3 cup currants hydrate in hot water if yours are a little dry
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Put all dry ingredients thru salt into a small to medium size bowl. If you are using orange zest, thyme, or caraway seeds, add them as well. Whisk it all until combined.
In a measuring cup combine buttermilk and honey (yogurt if using).
Shred the butter as if shredding cheddar cheese and put it directly into the flour mixture. Use your hands or a pastry blender to mix it in. You should see it clump up a bit. It's not much butter so you will not see all the flour dissolve into little peas of butter - there will be plenty of loose flour still visible.
Now pour in the buttermilk mixture and combine with a spatula for a few stirs then add in the currants if you are using them and finish mixing until just combined with no loose flour showing.
Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes (or longer).
Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon drop a little under a ¼ cup of dough for each biscuit on to the parchment lined baking sheet. Leave about 1.5 inches between each one so they cook evenly and crisp up. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, then move to a cooling rack. Eat them warm out of the oven if possible but they reheat nicely the next day.
Calories: 61kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 167mgPotassium: 112mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 0.6mg
Keyword irish biscuits, irish soda bread, St. Patrick's Day