Scone Recipe

Traditional Cream Scones for Brunch or Tea

A traditional scone recipe made with flour, butter, milk, and sugar.

Scones are light and flaky and are best served with homemade fruit jam or preserves for breakfast, brunch or an afternoon Lemon tea.

They are also delicious served with Devonshire cream, butter, honey, marmalade, or whipped cream.

These homemade cream scones are brushed with milk before baking. Milk gives the scones a light golden brown color.

They are lightly sweetened with \just a bit of sugar and the milk in the recipe gives the scones a nice richness.

Scones are fairly similar to an American biscuit, but are just a bit sweeter and make a good pastry for breakfast or brunch or the traditional afternoon tea.

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Scone Recipe for Cream Scones

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Baking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredient List:

3 cups self-rising flour*
1/8 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons sugar

Kitchen Equipment Needed

Large mixing bowl
baking sheet or scone pan (see below)

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange your oven rack so that is in the top third of your oven.

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and sugar.

Step 3: Rub in the butter, add milk to make a soft dough.

Step 4: Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface, then pat into a rectangle about 3/4 of an inch thick.

Step 5: Cut into squares or wedges or use a biscuit cutter for circles.

Step 6: Arrange the pieces on a lightly greased baking sheet or use a scone pan.

Step 7: Brush each piece with milk to glaze.

Step 8: Bake the scones for 12-15 minutes, or until nicely risen and golden brown.

*If you do not have self-rising flour, you may substitute the following:
3 cups all-purpose flour, 3-3/4 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. (Self-rising flour already has the leavening agents in it.)

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