Best Best Scones Recipes

WORLD'S BEST SCONES! FROM SCOTLAND TO THE SAVOY TO THE U.S.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until it is in pea sized lumps. Stir in the currants. Mix together 1/2 cup milk and sour cream in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into the dry ingredients, and stir gently until well blended. Overworking the dough results in terrible scones!
• With floured hands, pat scone dough into balls 2 to 3 inches across, depending on what size you want. Place onto a greased baking sheet, and flatten lightly. Let the scones barely touch each other. Whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon of milk. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash. Let them rest for about 10 minutes.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are golden brown, not deep brown. Break each scone apart, or slice in half. Serve with butter or clotted cream and a selection of jams - or even plain.

THE BEST SCONES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk the cream, egg and milk powder in a liquid measuring cup. Pulse the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter and pulse only until pea-size pieces remain. Transfer to a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and mix with a fork, incorporating the dry ingredients a little at a time until a shaggy dough forms (it's okay if the dough looks a little dry, just don't overwork it). Lightly knead the dough in the bowl until it just comes together.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 1-inch-thick rectangle (about 9 by 7 inches). Cut in half lengthwise, then cut in half again crosswise; you should have 4 equal rectangles. Cut each piece in half from corner to corner making 8 triangular wedges. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes.
• Brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Bake the scones until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool for 15 more minutes. Serve warm with softened butter and jam.

THE BEST CRANBERRY SCONES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven.
• Butter or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the cranberries and mixed fruit peel, making sure not to crush the berries.
• Add the milk and stir until just combined. Do not over mix.
• Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat the dough into a circle that is 8 inches (20cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick.
• Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and then brush the scone with milk. Using a sharp knife, score the top of the scone into eight triangles and then sprinkle with the sliced almonds.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the scone comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and then turn your broiler on a high setting. Sift icing sugar over the top of the scone and place under the broiler.
• Broil for just a few seconds, until the sugar has melted and turns golden brown. Make sure to watch the scone carefully as the sugar will burn very quickly!
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST BLACKBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sift all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Cut in butter. Before you add the berries - mix in the buttermilk. Add berries.
• Knead to form dough. Form dough into 3-4 inch balls.
• Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
• Bake 15 - 20 minutes.
• Remove to rakes to cool. Best served warm.

BEST BUTTERMILK RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In large bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• Cut in margarine with pastry cutter till crumbly.
• Add buttermilk and raisins and mix. Batter should be stiff but not dry.
• Drop by large rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle tops of scones with sugar.
• Bake 15 minutes till golden brown.
• Serve with strawberry jam and devonshire cream.
• Recipe may be doubled.

BEST EVER GLUTEN FREE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a large baking sheet (or line with parchment). Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Work in the cold butter until the mixture is crumbly with pea-sized or just larger bits of butter remaining. Gently stir in the additions. Whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla until frothy.Add to the dry ingredients, stirring until well blended. The dough should be cohesive and very sticky. Place on a gf floured surface. Pat out to about 1 in. thick (do not attempt to roll out - the dough will be too sticky for this and adding more flour will only create a dry, dense, result) . Use a biscuit cutter to cut into circles and place onto prepared pan. Lightly brush milk on top of the scones and sprinkle with sparkling sugar if desired. Place baking sheet, uncovered, in the freezer for 15 minutes. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

BEST COUNTRY CARROT BANANA SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400ºF/200ºC. Lightly grease a flat baking tray. 2. Sift flours and cardamom in a large bowl. 3. Using your fingertips, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. 4. Add sugar, banana, carrot, nuts and currants. Add in milk. Mix lightly with a fork until mixture forms a soft, sticky dough. Add in more milk (about a tablespoon at a time) if required. 5. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until smooth (avoid kneading dough too much or scones will be tough). 6. Pat dough into 2cm thick round. Using a 5cm (diameter) round cutter, cut out 12 rounds. 7. Place scones onto prepared baking tray, 1 cm apart. Brush tops with milk. 8. Bake for about 17-20 minutes or until golden brown. 9. Allow to cool. Serve warm with jam and cream, or butter.

THE BEST BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. NOTE: The first thing I do is to dice the butter and then I put it in the freezer while I prepare the other ingredients. I was told at the Cafe Louisa that this is the trick to a nice flakey scone.
• 3. Combine the flour, sugar, dry milk, salt and baking powder in a bowl; add orange zest if desired.
• 4. Cut diced butter into dry ingredients.
• 5. Whisk together the eggs, vanilla and half and half; add to dry ingredients. Fold in blueberries. Work with hands to keep from crushing the blueberries. Pat into round pan; cut into six wedges; egg-wash. NOTE: I sprinkle a surface with flour and pat dough into a 9 to 10-inch circle and cut into 6 to 8 wedges. If you cut 6 wedges, they will be very large wedges. Bake for approximately 35 minutes.
• 6. EGG WASH: Whisk together egg and cream and brush on top of scones. Sprinkle with sugar if desired

BEST EVER PUMPKIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C Place pumpkin in a steamer over a saucepan of boiling water, cover and steam until tender (about 15 minutes), then transfer to an oven tray and bake for 10 minutes to dry out. Cool, then pass through a coarse sieve.
• Sift flour, nutmeg and 1 tsp salt into a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat icing sugar and butter until pale and fluffy, add egg yolk and beat to combine. Using a wooden spoon, stir in pumpkin, then half the flour mixture. Add remaining flour mixture and, using your hands, bring together to make a dough, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth (dough should be a little sticky).
• Roll out to 2cm thick and, using a 5.5cm-diameter cutter dipped in flour, cut rounds (without twisting cutter) from dough and transfer to a lightly greased oven tray. Re-roll scraps and repeat. Brush tops with milk and bake until golden and sound hollow when tapped (10-15 minutes). Serve hot or at room temperature with butter.

THE BEST VANILLA BEAN SCONES EVER.

Steps:

• 1. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the caviar and mix into heavy cream. Drop in scraped vanilla bean too, for extra flavor. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. While waiting, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or non-stick baking mats (silpats).
• 2. In a food processor, pre-mix the flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add cold butter and continue to pulse until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Remove the vanilla bean and mix the egg into the cream and add into flour/butter mixture while pulsing. Mix just until the dough comes together to form a ball. You can add an additional tablespoon or two of heavy cream if the mixture is too crumbly.
• 3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured bench and shape and flatten into a rectangle about 3/4 to 1 inch thick using flour-dusted hands. Cut the dough into 12 even rectangular bars. Then cut each bar diagonally, forming 2 triangles. You can use a rolling pin if you prefer.
• 4. Place the scones on the baking sheets 2 inches apart and bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes while you prepare the glaze.
• 5. GLAZE: Scrape out the vanilla bean caviar and mix with sifted confectioners sugar, salt and milk in a deep bowl. You can add milk or more confectioners sugar for desired consistency. Dip entire scone and allow to set on a cooling rack or parchment paper.
• 6. Store in an airtight container. Scones will be good for a few days...that is if they make it that long. Enjoy! *Premium Bourbon (aka Madagascar) Vanilla Beans can be found at your local grocery store or online. I purchase mine at Amazon at a fraction of the cost. **Don't throw away freshly scraped beans. Put it in a sealed jar with granulated sugar and allow to sit for a week or two. You'll have amazing vanilla sugar to use for your coffee and tea...or other baking needs.

WORLD'S BEST SCONES! FROM SCOTLAND TO THE SAVOY TO THE U.S.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until it is in pea sized lumps. Stir in the currants. Mix together 1/2 cup milk and sour cream in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into the dry ingredients, and stir gently until well blended. Overworking the dough results in terrible scones!
• With floured hands, pat scone dough into balls 2 to 3 inches across, depending on what size you want. Place onto a greased baking sheet, and flatten lightly. Let the scones barely touch each other. Whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon of milk. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash. Let them rest for about 10 minutes.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are golden brown, not deep brown. Break each scone apart, or slice in half. Serve with butter or clotted cream and a selection of jams - or even plain.
• Tip: Scones can be reheated if not eaten promptly by wrapping in aluminum foil and heating in oven until heated through or split in half and toasted.

THE BEST SCONES IN THE WORLD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.
• Using a box grater, grate the butter into the flour mixture.
• Break the shortening into little pieces and add to the mixture.
• With your fingertips, work the flour, butter and shortening together until it resembles a coarse, oatmeal-like mixture.
• Add the currants and lemon zest and stir.
• Add the cream and mix gently until a ball forms.
• Turn the dough onto a floured work surface and either pat the dough or roll it out into a 1/2-inch circle.
• Using a 2-inch cutter, cut the dough into rounds.
• Transfer the rounds to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the rounds with a bit of heavy cream and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Reroll the scraps and cut out more scones. If scraps are too small to roll out then pat them into circles of 1-inch thickness.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the scones have risen and are golden.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S BEST SCONES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add beaten egg and salt.
• Add sifted flour and milk alternately, mix to a soft dough, add sultanas.
• Turn on to lightly-floured surface, knead slightly.
• Roll out to 2 cm thickness, cut with round scone cutter.
• Put scones on greased oven tray, bake in hot oven (230 C) 7 to 10 minutes.

WORLD'S BEST SCONES! FROM SCOTLAND TO THE SAVOY TO THE U.S. [480]

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until it is in pea sized lumps. Stir in the currants. Mix together 1/2 cup milk and sour cream in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into the dry ingredients, and stir gently until well blended. Overworking the dough results in terrible scones! With floured hands, pat scone dough into balls 2 to 3 inches across, depending on what size you want. Place onto a greased baking sheet, and flatten lightly. Let the scones barely touch each other. Whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon of milk. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash. Let them rest for about 10 minutes. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are golden brown, not deep brown. Break each scone apart, or slice in half. Serve with butter or clotted cream and a selection of jams - or even plain.

SWEET POTATO SCONES, THE BEST (DIABETIC CHANGES GIVEN)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg, sweet potatoes and buttermilk; add to dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface; with lightly floured hands, knead dough 10-12 times.
• Pat into an 8-in. circle.
• Cut into eight wedges.
• Separate wedges and place 1 in apart on a baking sheet lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 400° for 16-21 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

WORLD'S BEST SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until it is in pea sized lumps. Stir in the currants. Mix together 1/2 cup milk and sour cream in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into the dry ingredients, and stir gently until well blended. (Overworking the dough results in terrible scones!) With floured hands, pat scone dough into balls 2 to 3 inches across, depending on what size you want. Place onto a greased baking sheet, and flatten lightly. Let the scones barely touch each other. Whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon of milk. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash. Let them rest for about 10 minutes. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are golden brown, not deep brown. Break each scone apart, or slice in half. Serve with butter or clotted cream and a selection of jams - or even plain.

BEST EVER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°; stir together the first 4 ingredients in a big bowl.
• Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas.
• Freeze 5 minutes.
• Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out onto wax paper; gently press dough or pat dough into a 7-inch round (mixture will be crumbly).
• Cut round into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Brush tops of wedges with remaining 2 tablespoons cream just until moistened.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden.
• *Chocolate-Cherry Scones-stir 1/4 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped, and 2 oz coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate with cream.
• *Apricot-Ginger Scones-stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots and 2 T finely chopped crystallized ginger with cream.
• *Cranberry-Pistachio Scones-stir in 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries and 1/4 cup coarsely chopped roasted salted pistachios with cream.
• *Brown Sugar-Pecan Scones-substitute brown sugar for granulated sugar; stir in 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans with cream.
• *Bacon, Cheddar, and Chive Scones-omit sugar; stir in 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup finely chopped cooked bacon, 2 T chopped fresh chives, and 1/2 t freshly ground pepper with cream.
• *Ham and Swiss Scones-omit sugar; stir in 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese and 3/4 cup finely chopped baked ham with cream.
• *Pimento Cheese Scones-omit sugar; stir in 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese and 3 T finely chopped pimento with cream.
• *Rosemary, Pear, and Asiago Scones-omit sugar; stir in 3/4 cup finely chopped fresh pear, 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese, and 1 t chopped fresh rosemary with cream.

THE BEST BLUEBERRY SCONES EVER RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• 1. Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Freeze and then grate 8 T butter on the large holes of a box grater. Keep frozen until needed. Place the berries i the freezer until needed. Whisk the milk and sour cream together in a medium bowl and refrierate until needed. 3. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the frozen, grated butter and toss with your fingers until throughly coated. Fold in the chilled milk mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined (do not overmix). 4. Turn out the dough and any floury bits onto a well floure counter or board. Lightly flour your hands and the dough and knead the dough gentlt 6 to 8 times until it just holds together in a ragged ball, adding additional flour as needed to prevent sticking. 5. Roll out the dough into a 12 inch flat square. Fold the top, bottom, and then sides of the dough over the center to form a 4 inch square. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured plate and chill in the freezer for 5 minutes (do not overchill). 6. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured counterand roll again into a 12-inch square. Sprinkle the berries evenly over the dough and press them lighlty into the dough. Loosen the dough from the counter with a bench scraper (or a thin metal spatula), roll it into a tight log, and pinch the seam closed. Lay the dough seam side down and press into a 12 by 4-inch rectangle. Using a floured chef's knife, slice the dough crosswise into 4 equal rectangles, then slice each rectangle on the diagonal into 2 triangles. 7. Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet. Melt the remaining 2 T butter, then brush the butter over the scones before sprinkling them lightly with extra sugar. Bake until the scone tops are lightly golden brown, 18 to 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking. Tansfer to a wire rack and let cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. NOTE: The cut, unbaked scones can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours; bake as directed. They can also be frozen for up to 1 month; cover and freeze the scones until frozen solid, about 6 hours, then transfer to a large zip lock bag. Bake the frozen scones (do not thaw) as directed, reducing the oven temperature to 375 degrees and increasing the baking time to 25 to 30 minutes.

THE BEST SCONES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cut the butter into 1½ teaspoon size chunks (16 chunks per 1 stick butter). Add the dry ingredients to the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Scatter the very cold butter on top of the dry ingredients. Pulse the mixer to cut the butter into the flour, making sure not to cut the butter pieces too fine. Peas-size pieces are just about right. Add the cold wet ingredients and pulse the mixer a couple of times only to barely incorporate the liquid. DO NOT OVER PROCESS 2. Turn the dough out onto the work counter and very gently move it around a bit to ensure that all portions are uniformly moistened. DO NOT KNEAD DOUGH! 3. For extra flakiness, after the dough is formed, flatten somewhat and gently make 2 letter folds (as for flaky pastry or croissant dough) in opposite directions. This will help to build flaky layers in the baked scone. 4. Pat the dough into the desired shape and then cut 8 equal-size scones. If there are scraps, push them together gently, pat into shape, and cut into the desired shape. 5. Put the scones onto a lightly oiled baking sheet and either bake or cover with plastic wrap and frig until ready to bake, as much as a day later. 6. Ten minutes before baking, set an ovenproof dish filled with ¼ cup water on a rack in the bottom third of the oven. (The steam will enhance the scone's rise.) 7. Just before baking, brush the tops (but not the sides) of the scones with buttermilk, cream, or beaten egg. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar or other garnish of choice. 8. Bake at 375° in the upper third of the oven for about 15-16 minutes, depending on scone size, or until the scones are light brown on the bottom and just golden on top. Do not overbake! Overbaking produces dry scones. Remove scones to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before devouring them. Scones are at their absolute perfection within an hour out of the oven. To store, let the scones cool completely, then seal in an airtight Ziploc bag for as long as a day before eating. Otherwise freeze the scones and later reheat in a 350° oven for 5 minutes or in a microwave for 10-15 seconds.

BA'S BEST CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preparation Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 3 cups flour in a large bowl to combine. Add butter and toss to coat. Using your fingers or a pastry blender, work butter into flour until only pea-size pieces remain. Make a well in the center; add egg and 1¼ cups cream and mix with a fork, incorporating dry ingredients a little at a time, until a shaggy dough forms (it’s okay if it looks a little dry; don’t overwork). Lightly knead dough in bowl until it just comes together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 1"-thick round. Cut into 8 wedges and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush dough with cream and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Bake scones until golden brown, 25–30 minutes. Do Ahead: Scones can be made 1 day ahead. Store lightly covered at room temperature. Variations Lemon-Rosemary: Whisk 2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest and 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary into flour mixture before adding butter. Cinnamon-Chocolate: Toss 1 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon into flour mixture after working in butter. Double Ginger: Whisk 2 Tbsp. finely chopped candied ginger and 1 Tbsp. finely grated peeled ginger into flour mixture before adding butter. Mixed Berry: Toss 1 cup fresh or frozen berries, cut into pieces if large, into flour mixture after working in butter. Pecan-Oat: Toss ¾ cup old-fashioned oats and ¾ cup chopped toasted pecans into flour mixture before adding butter. Sprinkle ¼ cup oats along with demerara sugar over scones before baking.