Leftover corned beef makes a great, creamy gravy made with a little flour, butter and milk. It’s the perfect topping for these Irish soda biscuits.
Baking soda gives these biscuits a great flavor and texture and they can be eaten like a traditional biscuit with a soft pat of butter or jelly.
INGREDIENTS:
Soda Biscuits
0.75 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp sugar
0.75 tsp baking soda
0.75 tsp salt
0.50 cup raisins
1 tbsp caraway seeds
2 cups bread flour
Corned Beef Gravy
1 cup shredded corned beef
3 tbsp butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 to 4 cups whole milk, more to taste
0.50 tsp seasoned salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Soda Biscuits
1Roll out the dough until one inch thick
2Cut into 2 inch rounds and place on an oiled baking sheet
3Bake at 375° F./190° C for 15 minutes or until browned. Serve or place in a bowl and top with corned beef gravy.
Corned Beef Gravy
4Melt the butter in a sauté pan and add the chopped corned beef and sauté
5Sprinkle the flour over the butter corned beef mixture
6Stir around with a spatula until the flour is incorporated and smooth
7Add a little more butter if it’s too dry
8While stirring constantly slowly pour in the milk and blend into the butter/flour paste
9You may have to cook the mixture for up to 10 minutes to get a gravy like consistency
10Continue to cook over low heat and add the salt and pepper
11Continue to stir as the gravy thickens and adjust seasonings to taste. Pour over a biscuit and serve.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
Soda Biscuits
0.75 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp sugar
0.75 tsp baking soda
0.75 tsp salt
0.50 cup raisins
1 tbsp caraway seeds
2 cups bread flour
Corned Beef Gravy
1 cup shredded corned beef
3 tbsp butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 to 4 cups whole milk, more to taste
0.50 tsp seasoned salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
Directions
DIRECTIONS:
Soda Biscuits
1Roll out the dough until one inch thick
2Cut into 2 inch rounds and place on an oiled baking sheet
3Bake at 375° F./190° C for 15 minutes or until browned. Serve or place in a bowl and top with corned beef gravy.
Corned Beef Gravy
4Melt the butter in a sauté pan and add the chopped corned beef and sauté
5Sprinkle the flour over the butter corned beef mixture
6Stir around with a spatula until the flour is incorporated and smooth
7Add a little more butter if it’s too dry
8While stirring constantly slowly pour in the milk and blend into the butter/flour paste
9You may have to cook the mixture for up to 10 minutes to get a gravy like consistency
10Continue to cook over low heat and add the salt and pepper
11Continue to stir as the gravy thickens and adjust seasonings to taste. Pour over a biscuit and serve.
Irish Soda Biscuits With Gravy Recipe