Classic Scones
Updated May 20, 2019
These basic scones can be made with whatever you like. Add chocolate chunks and orange zest, as shown, or add raisins, dried cranberries, or currants. Scones are a great way to start the morning!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 31 minutes
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 400 F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Whisk egg with the sour cream until blended and smooth; stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or orange zest.
- Combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, soda, and dried cranberries, blueberries, or raisins in a mixing bowl.
- Using a pastry cutter, work the butter in lightly, until the mixture is like a meal with some pea size pieces of butter. Stir in the egg and sour cream mixture until the mixture begins to clump together. Shape dough into a ball with hands on a floured work surface.
- Pat the dough into a circle about 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 8 triangles and sprinkle with a little sugar or a cinnamon-sugar mixture. Arrange the scones about 1 to 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for about 16 to 18 minutes, until golden brown. Let the scones cool in the pan on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature with butter and syrup or jam.
Makes 8 scones
Calories per scone: 315
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