This recipe is from the Betty Crocker cookbook. I have made it twice already. It is so simple, and cooks quickly (unlike other coffee cakes and breads I make)!
There are many varieties of scones (suggestions are listed below). We have tried the chocolate chip and cranberry orange! (pictured: cranberry-orange)
Scones
-1 3/4 cups flour
-3 tablespoons sugar
-2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/3 cup butter
-1 beaten egg
-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
-4-6 tablespoons of cream (I used plain old milk)
-more sugar
1. Heat oven to 400F. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
2. Add butter (I melted mine to make it easier). Cut in until mixture looks like "crumbs".
3. Stir in egg, vanilla, and just enough of the cream/milk that all the flour leaves the edge of the bowl. Save the extra cream/milk.
4. Add any extra toppings.
We have tried chocolate chunks (1/2 cup) and cranberry-orange (1/2 cup of dried cranberries &1 teaspoon of grated orange peel). Other options are dried cherries, dried cherries+lemon peel, dried or frozen raspberries, white chocolate.
5. Knead lightly on a floured board 10 times.
6. On an un-greased cookie sheet, roll or pat the dough into an 8-inch round, flat shape. With a sharp knife, cut into 8 pieces (but don't separate the wedges).
7. Pour additional cream/milk over the scones, then sprinkle with white sugar.
8. Bake 14-16 minutes, until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet and separate wedges. Serve warm!
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