Moms Butter Scones
From hollyeats 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is the best scone recipe I've found: foolproof and always utterly delectable. Even my quintessentially Brit friends approve! Eat wedges warm with lemon curd to be authentic about it.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups regular flour shopping list
- 3 TBS sugar shopping list
- 1/2 TBS baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled and cut into bits shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten with shopping list
- 1/4 cup milk shopping list
How to make it
- In a deep bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add the butter bits and toss until coated with flour mixture.
- Cut the butter bits into the flour with a pastry cutter or with 2 forks until the pieces of butter are the size of petit pois peas; not so small that the mixture looks like cornmeal.
- Mix together the beaten eggs and milk until combined.
- Pour over the flour mixture and stir until the mass just holds together; don't overmix. Dough will be sticky.
- On a greased cookie sheet, with floured hands, gently pat the dough into an 8-10" circle. Dough should be 1/2 inch or more thick.
- With a large knife, cut this into 8 wedges, don't separate the wedges.
- Place into the center of a preheated 425° oven (or 400° if using convection).
- After 10 minutes' baking time, remove and cut through the wedges, separating them by about an inch on the pan.
- Return to oven and continue baking until golden brown and crispy on top.
- Serve hot with lemon curd, jam or honey.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
If the Brits like it, then I KNOW I will love it...thanks!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
Reviews & Comments 5
-
All Comments
-
Your Comments
" It was excellent "