BEST SCONES EVER!!
MY PERSONAL NOTES
1) I split the dough into four sections and made four different types of scones
- Blueberry - mixed frozen blueberry's in the batter and sprinkled sugar on top before baking
- Chocolate chip- mixed chocolate chips in the batter and sprinkled with sugar before baking
- butterscotch chips- same as chocolate chips
- cinnamon sugar- mixed cinnamon and sugar in the mix and sprinkled sugar on top before
2) I didn't use the cream of tartar (just because i didn't have any in the house) :)
3) When mixing all the ingredients I recommend using your hand. Before I used my hands, the dough looked very floury to me but as soon as I stopped using a spoon I realized that there was plenty of moisture in the mixture, to form the scones.
4) I substituted fat free sour cream and "I cant believe its not butter" to cut down on some of the calories. (scones, in general, of course are still not the healthiest thing but I figured using both those could only help and it definitely didn't change the yummy-ness)
5) The plain dough was very tasty so these scones could easily be eaten plain with butter or jelly.
Ideas for next time:
FLAVORS
- chocolate covered strawberries
- lemon and blueberry
- pumpkin
- lemon poppy seed
- cinnamon raisin
* I also want to try to make a light frosting.
HAPPY BAKING
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| Not a traditional Scone shape but it added character! :) |
I brought these scones into work and my manager immediately said "these scones are better than Starbucks" They are that good!!!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup raisins (optional) (I did not use these)
Directions
- In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda, and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened. Mix in the raisins.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4 inch thick round. Cut into 12 wedges, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom
1) I split the dough into four sections and made four different types of scones
- Blueberry - mixed frozen blueberry's in the batter and sprinkled sugar on top before baking
- Chocolate chip- mixed chocolate chips in the batter and sprinkled with sugar before baking
- butterscotch chips- same as chocolate chips
- cinnamon sugar- mixed cinnamon and sugar in the mix and sprinkled sugar on top before
2) I didn't use the cream of tartar (just because i didn't have any in the house) :)
3) When mixing all the ingredients I recommend using your hand. Before I used my hands, the dough looked very floury to me but as soon as I stopped using a spoon I realized that there was plenty of moisture in the mixture, to form the scones.
4) I substituted fat free sour cream and "I cant believe its not butter" to cut down on some of the calories. (scones, in general, of course are still not the healthiest thing but I figured using both those could only help and it definitely didn't change the yummy-ness)
5) The plain dough was very tasty so these scones could easily be eaten plain with butter or jelly.
Ideas for next time:
FLAVORS
- chocolate covered strawberries
- lemon and blueberry
- pumpkin
- lemon poppy seed
- cinnamon raisin
* I also want to try to make a light frosting.
HAPPY BAKING
