Scones and Soda Breads

Orange-Cranberry Soda Bread with White Chocolate Chunks

A cranberry and white chocolate-studded soda bread, perfect for breakfast over a cup of tea. OR A soda bread unlike any you've ever tasted

By Rose HattabaughOctober 4, 2021

Soaked Oats Three-Grain Soda Bread

Soak your oats for a richer, moister soda bread. This rustic multigrain bread that comes together quickly with complex flavor was inspired by Irish soda bread. Soaking oats in buttermilk softens and hydrates them, allowing some to dissolve into the br

By Hisham Ali HassanMarch 3, 2025

Whole-Wheat Soda Bread

This soda bread gets nutty flavor and hearty texture from a combination of whole-wheat flour and wheat bran, but also includes some all-purpose flour for structure. The dough comes together in a single bowl and without a mixer. Even the butter and but

By Chris Kimball & Rose HattabaughMay 22, 2025

Multigrain Soda Bread

"Delicious. Just the right amount of sweetness," wrote one reader of this yogurt-enriched soda bread.

Whole-Wheat and Muesli Soda Bread

To make this rustic, hearty quick bread, we lean on a combination of whole-wheat and all-purpose flours , but also include muesli; it’s a simple way to include a mix of nuts and other grains. We first soak the muesli in buttermilk to hydrate and softe

By Rose HattabaughSeptember 10, 2024

Mile High Chocolate-Ginger Scones

Tandem Coffee + Bakery builds a better scone by blending sweet and savory

By Albert StummApril 8, 2019

Toasted Oat and Maple Scones

These hearty scones get deep, sweet flavor by coating rolled oats in maple syrup before toasting them, resulting in amplified nuttiness and crunch. Processing a portion of the oat mixture with the other dry ingredients distributes the flavor and textu

By Rose HattabaughSeptember 10, 2024

1-2-3-4 Scones

The 1-2-3-4 formula for these cream scones yields a rich, moist crumb, and is very customizable. If you prefer fresh blueberries or raspberries in your scones, substitute an equal amount for the dried fruit. Or ditch the fruit and add a cup of toasted

By Rose HattabaughMarch 6, 2026

Mile High Chocolate-Ginger Scones

Tandem Coffee + Bakery builds a better scone by blending sweet and savory

By Albert StummApril 8, 2019

Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones

When standard breakfast pastries are too sugary, bake a batch of these flavorful savory scones. This recipe is our adaptation of the hearty kale and cheese scones created by Briana Holt, of Tandem Coffee + Bakery in Portland, Maine. Dried currants and