In January, an email from my friend Lindsay (she runs Veggie Balance!) popped up in my inbox. Since I hadn’t seen her for nearly three years, I eagerly opened it, and after a few quick exchanges, we decided to set up a virtual coffee date to properly catch up.
The only problem?
She had moved from the eastern US to Ireland, which meant an eight-hour time difference between her new home and mine in Southern California!
Once we figured out a day that worked for both of us, we hopped onto our computers. It took a few minutes for technology to start working, but then time flew by and we ended up talking for over two hours. It felt like only a few days had passed since we last spent time together, not almost three years!
She filled me in on everything going on in Ireland, along with the major culture and food differences they had noticed: public transportation was prevalent everywhere, so they didn’t need a car; people bicycled all the time, even in many of the major cities; winters were warmer and rarely experienced snow, a drastic difference from their winters up north in the US; and while she didn’t mind giving up most American food, she occasionally missed ranch dressing on her salads (the Irish version tasted nothing like the original!).
However… I completely forgot to ask about the Irish food she did enjoy! I know very little about their cultural dishes, other than what people cook for St. Patrick’s Day, and I assume most of what I’ve seen for that March holiday here in California is fairly Americanized.
So I decided to do a little research on my own, and upon discovering one of the most well known baked items, I whipped up a batch of these Healthy Irish Soda Bread Scones! They’re supremely moist and fluffy with a lovely hint of soda flavor, and I added a (not quite traditional) sprinkling of flaky sea salt on top for a bright pop.
As soon as I took my first bite, my eyes lit up and I danced around my kitchen. “Why haven’t I been making these every week for, oh gosh, my entire life??” I actually exclaimed out loud (startling my dog by accident!).
They’re so easy… so moist… so yummy… And you just need one bowl and five ingredients, all of which you keep in your pantry already! With less than five minutes of measuring and mixing, you’ll end up with a pan of the most irresistible healthy homemade Irish soda bread… And each scone is just 77 calories!
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