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scones

(1 rating)
ElfiePoo avatar
Recipe by
Melody U.
@ElfiePoo
Jackson, MI

It took a lot of tweaking to get this to resemble what I remembered having in Scotland, but this is my basic 'go to' and I just add stuff to it.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
method Bake

Ingredients For scones

  • 1 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 c
    cake flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder, rounded
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 stick
    cold butter, cubed
  • 1/2 c
    heavy cream
  • 2 lg
    eggs, lightly beaten
  • FROSTING (OPTIONAL)
  • 8 oz
    powdered sugar (by weight)
  • 2 Tbsp
    whole milk
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter, melted
  • 1 tsp
    maple extract

How To Make scones

  • 1
    Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and sugar until blended. Cut in butter until there are no pieces bigger than a small pea.
  • 2
    If adding dried fruit or similar ingredients, stir in now. Beat cream and eggs together and stir into flour mixture just until blended. Do not overstir!
  • 3
    Dump out onto floured board and knead 4-5 times until it all comes together. Handling as little as possible, pat into a circle or square, about 1" thick, and cut into individual wedges (6).
  • 4
    Place on parchment papered cookie sheet (or silicone mat). Brush with cream, sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake at 400 deg F for 15 minutes. Glaze while warm (optional). Cool on rack or serve slightly warm.
  • 5
    FROSTING: Blend all ingredients. If needed, add tiny amounts of milk to make pourable (but not too thin) and drizzle over scones.
  • 6
    Optional varietes: 1. Coconut scones: Add 1 cup shredded coconut and 1 cup chopped pecans to flour mixture after cutting in butter. Add 1/2 tsp coconut extract to milk mixture and use coconut extract in glaze. 2. Dried Fruit Scones: Add 1 cup chopped dried fruit and zest of one lemon after cutting in butter. 3. Ginger Lemon Scones: Add 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger and zest of 1 lemon after cutting in butter.
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