Best 2 Variety Scones Recipes

SCONES

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This is a very simple recipe for scones. You can customize them by adding dried fruit or nuts. Half and half can also be substituted for milk if you wish.

Provided by Donna

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Scone Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
5 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into flour mixture until moistened.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.3 calories, Carbohydrate 50.6 g, Cholesterol 71.4 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 594.9 mg, Sugar 14.1 g

VARIETY SCONES

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The basic scone recipe was given to me by my Aunt Geri, who makes the orange cranberry scones. I wanted more variety, however, and have come up with many combinations. Feel free to get creative and make your own!

Provided by GinaJohnson

Categories Healthy

Time 27m

Yield 36-48 scones, 36-48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dried fruit (raisins, currants, craisins, blueberries, cherries, nuts, chocolate chips or any combination)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1 -2 tablespoon orange juice (optional)
1 -2 tablespoon water (optional)
1 tablespoon sliced almonds (optional)

Steps:

In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda and egg, and set aside.
Pour flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cream of tartar into food processor.
Cut very cold butter into slices and add to flour. Pulse until crumbly.
Add sour cream mixture to flour/butter mix. Pulse until somewhat mixed. (If no food processor: in a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened.).
Add fruit and/or nuts. Good combinations include craisins and orange rind (1-2 T) with orange glaze, dried cherries and chocolate chips with an almond glaze, dried blueberries with vanilla glaze. I'm sure you can come up with wonderful combinations! Leave them in the comments!
Flour board and knead a few times.
Divide dough into four sections for large scones, six sections for smaller scones. Roll each section out into a ¾ inch thick circle.
Cut into 6 or 8 wedges and place them on greased baking sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees, until light golden brown.
After 10 min of cooling, glaze if desired.