“A best simple scones recipe that produces perfect golden and slightly sweet, buttery scones. Make a holiday breakfast — or afternoon tea — really special with these sweet bakery treats.”
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Best Simple Scones
To make this Best Simple Scones, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
1/2 cup raisins (or dried currants)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg
Directions:
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
4. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
5. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.
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BEST SIMPLE SCONES
Best Simple Scones
"A best simple scones recipe that produces perfect golden and slightly sweet, buttery scones. Make a holiday breakfast — or afternoon tea — really special with these sweet bakery treats."
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ?1/3 ?cup sugar
- ?1 tsp baking powder
- ?1/4 ?tsp baking soda
- ?1/2 ?tsp salt
- ?8 ?tbsp unsalted butter, frozen
- ?1/2 ?cup raisins (or dried currants)
- ?1/2 ?cup sour cream
- ?1 ?large egg
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Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
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In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
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Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
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Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.