Best English Scones Recipes

ENGLISH SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in raisins. Beat milk and egg; add to dry ingredients, stirring lightly. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Bake at 425° until golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

ENGLISH ROYALTY CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Mix in the orange juice to form a dough.
• Turn out the dough on a floured surface. Pat or roll into a 9 inch circle about 1/2 inch thick. With a 2 1/2 inch fluted biscuit cutter, cut out 12 scones, pushing the dough scraps together for the last few, if necessary. Transfer the scones to the baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Move to wire racks to cool.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TEA TIME SCONES WITH JAM AND CREAM

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl and add the sugar and butter.
• Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Gradually mix in the egg and milk mixture to make a dough, saving any excess to glaze the tops of the scones. Add your fruit at this stage if using.
• Gently knead the dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth.
• Roll out the dough to about 1/2" thick, then cut out 2" rounds with a plain or fluted cutter, kneading and re-rolling the dough until it is all used up.
• Arrange scones on baking sheets then brush tops with the milk and egg mixture.
• Bake in the oven at 230°C (450°F) mark 8 for 10 to 15 minutes, until well risen and lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack.
• Whip the fresh cream until stiff. Split the scones and fill with butter, jam and fresh cream.

ENGLISH SCONES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220˚C).
• In a large bowl, rub together the self-raising flour and cubed butter until you form fine crumbs.
• Mix in the sugar, baking powder, and salt, and make a well in the middle.
• Pour in the milk and gently mix together until just combined.
• Tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead for about a minute. Be careful not to over-knead the dough.
• Using a round cookie cutter or the rim of a glass, cut circles into the dough that are about 1-2 inches thick.
• Place onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and coat the tops of the scones with the egg yolk.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Serve with clotted cream and jam.
• Enjoy!

REAL ENGLISH SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 deg F.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Add butter and rub in with fingers until it resembles crumbs.
• Beat egg lightly, pour into a measuring cup, and add milk -- you can use buttermilk instead -- to make up 3/4 cup liquid.
• Add liquid slowly to dry ingredients while mixing. You should have a soft dough, but not wet or very sticky.
• Sprinkle flour on a wooden board or working surface. Turn dough out on that. Pat out lightly with fingers until about 1 1/2 inch flat, or a little less.
• Press out rounds about 2 1/2 inches across.
• Gather excess dough and repeat process.
• Beat extra egg well.
• Put the scones on a greased tin, use a pastry brush and brush with the beaten egg.
• Bake for about 13 minutes until well risen and golden.
• To serve, best use them quickly. Coffee shops keep making up batches, so as to serve them almost hot from the oven.
• To eat, break open while hot or warm, and eat with cream and different jams.

ENGLISH CREAM TEA SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut cold Butter into small slices and blend with the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly looking.
• Add in the Whipping cream and stir.
• On a floured surface, gently knead dough 5 or 6 times.
• Cut dough in half.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press each half into an 8inch circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges each but do not separate.
• Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into wedges and serve warm.

OLD FASHIONED ENGLISH LAVENDER TEA SCONES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 220C/450F, then lightly flour a baking tray.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder & salt. Rub the butter with the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
• Make a deep well in the flour, pour in the liquid and mix to a soft doughy texture with your hands. Sprinkle on the lavender flowers and knead into the dough very lightly until it is just smooth. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board & cut out scone rounds.
• Brush the scones with the beaten egg, and sprinkle a few lavender flowers on top if you wish.
• Bake in oven for 7 - 10 minutes or until well risen and brown. Leave to cool. Serve with butter, lavender honey or lavender-infused cream.

AWESOME ENGLISH TEA SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• Add the butter and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• In a bowl, beat together the egg and milk.
• Add this mixture, a little at a time, to the dry ingredients until a sticky dough is formed.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a round 3/4-inch thick.
• With a cookie cutter, stamp out rounds.
• (I use a drinking glass approx. 2" diameter) Transfer rounds to a greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 12- 15 minutes until golden.
• Serve with jam and cream.

ENGLISH CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until mixture has the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
• Set aside. Reserve a little of the egg whites (to brush over tops of scones) and beat eggs until light. Stir in milk.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and add liquid all at once, stirring with a fork vigorously until dough comes freely from the sides of the bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat dough out to 3/4-inch thickness.
• Cut into 8 triangles or squares or form into "biscuits".
• Brush tops with egg whites and sprinkle generously with sugar.
• place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.
• Variations: Raisin Scones Add to dry ingredients 1/2 cup seedless raisins, currants, Craisins or other fruits (fresh blueberries or raspberries, apple chunks etc). Cheese Scones Reduce sugar to 1 tsp Add 1 cup of shredded sharp cheese to dry ingredients.
• Do Not sprinkle with sugar before baking.

BRUMMIE BACON CAKES - ENGLISH BACON SCONES FOR BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Grill the bacon until crisp. Cut into small pieces. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the butter to fine breadcrumbs. Add the bacon and one third of the cheese.
• Mix the milk, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce together in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to make a soft dough. On a floured board, roll out an 18 cm (7 inch) circle.
• Brush with milk and cut into 8 wedges. Arrange on a greased baking sheet and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C / 400 °F / Gas 6.
• Serve hot with fried eggs and tomatoes for breakfast, or split and spread with butter and garnished with watercress.

ENGLISH SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in the sugar. (Or give all the dry ingredients a quick whirl in a food processor.) Cut butter into bits and work it into the dry ingredients with fingertips or a pastry blender, or by pulsing the processor, until mixture is finely crumbly. If using a food processor, transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Gradually add 1 cup milk and the currants, if using, and mix with a fork. Knead lightly by hand to make a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with butter or line it with parchment paper. Roll dough to a 3/4-inch thickness. Use a fluted 2- or 3-inch cutter to punch out scones. Scraps can be kneaded lightly for additional scones. Beat the egg yolk with remaining milk and brush on the scones. Place on baking sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes until risen and golden brown.

ENGLISH SCONES WITH MIXED SUMMER BERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas 6. Grease a baking sheet.
• Sieve the flour into the bowl of a food mixer and add the eggs, sugar, baking powder, butter, vanilla extract and milk. Using a paddle blade, mix for about 2 minutes on slow speed.
• Add the dried mixed berries and mix until evenly combined. If the mixture is a little sticky, add more flour or more milk if it is too dry - you want a soft dough, but not sticky.
• (You can make these by hand too - put the flour, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl, then rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs, add the eggs, milk and vanilla extract, mix well. Add the dried berries, mix again.).
• Transfer the mixture to a lightly floured work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a thickness of 3/4" or 5cm. Gently cut the dough into rounds using a pastry cutter.
• Transfer the scones to the prepared baking sheet and brush with the egg wash, and then sprinkle liberally with golden caster sugar for the glaze.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until risen and golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool a little. Serve warm with butter or jam and cream.

ENGLISH ROYALTY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the chocolate chips (or whatever you choose).
• Mix in the orange juice to form a dough. Turn out the dough on a floured surface. Pat or roll into a 9" circle about 1/2" thick.
• With a 2 1/2" fluted biscuit cutter, cut out 12 scones, pushing the scraps together for the last few.
• Transfer the scones to the baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on racks.
• Note: I have used white chocolate chips and dried cranberries and I prefer either or both to milk chocolate in these.

EASY ENGLISH SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F or 220°C and grease baking tray with margarine ready.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Cut in the margarine or butter till mixture resembles very fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the raisins and coconut.
• Add the milk and mix to make a smooth dough. (Adding a little more milk if necessary. The mix should not be too dry).
• Knead very lightly for ten seconds on a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat to about 3/4" thick (2 cm) and either cut into individual scones.
• Bake for approximately 12 minutes (makes about 18 scones).

ENGLISH TOFFEE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F degrees.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Cut in butter.
• Add buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
• Mix in toffee chips.
• With floured hands, form dough into a ball and spread it out into an 8-inch diameter circle onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Cut into wedges.
• Sprinkle excess flour, toffee chip mixture with a tablespoon or so of brown sugar onto the top.
• Bake for about 15 minutes.

NORDSTROM'S ENGLISH SCONES

Steps:

• Combine and sift flour, sugar and baking powder. Add butter and mix slowly until coarse crumbs are formed. Add raisins and orange peel. Mix in milk with a dough hook for about 2 min. Mix only until dry ingredients are moist, being careful not to over mix. Roll dough to 1/2" thickness on a lighly floured surface. Cut dough into 3x3 squares and then into triangles. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 11-12 minutes, or until scones are very light brown. Serve warm with fresh honey or butter.

SCONES- ENGLISH STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease large baking sheet or line with parchment paper; set aside. Beat 2 eggs, cream and vanilla in medium bowl; set aside.
• 2. Conbine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in dates, raisins and orange zest if using. Add cream mixture; mix until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 3. With floured hands, knead dough 4 times on lightly floured surface. Place dough on prepared baking sheet; pat into 8-inch circle. With sharp wet knife, gently score dough into 6 wedges, cutting three-fourths of the way through dough. Beat remaining egg with water; brush lightly over dough.
• 4. Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on wire rack. Cut into wedges. Serve warm with marmalade and whipped cream, if desired.

ENGLISH CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs and no lumps of butter remain.
• Add the two types of grated cheese, the salt and the hot pepper flakes.
• make a well in the centre and add the beaten eggs with the splash of soda or mineral water and mix all ingredients together until a soft dough is formed. Add a little more water if necessary but take care not to make the dough too sticky.
• Place the dough on a clean floured surface and knead it very slightly until it is smooth.
• Roll out with a rolling pin until approximately 3/4 inch thick, then use a round cookie cutter to cut out rounds.
• Place the rounds on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 200 degrees celsius for around 15 to 20 minutes or until the scones are golden brown on top.
• Cool on a cooling rack.

ENGLISH CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Hand whisk together the oil, milk, water and egg and put to one side.
• 2. In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, salt and mustard powder together. Then stir in the cheese to the flour mix.
• 3. Add the milk mix to the flour mix and bring together to form a light soft dough.
• 4. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to about 3/4 inch thick and cut into rounds - size of your choosing.
• 5. Lay a sheet of greaseproof paper or silicone sheet on a baking tray. Place the rounds on the baking tray about an inch apart and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes until they turn golden.
• 6. Turn out on to wire rack. Serve whilst still warm with lashings of butter and a nice cup of tea. Store in an airtight container and eat within 24 hrs. Re-warm in a microwave oven for a few seconds.

ENGLISH SCONES WITH CHOCOLATE CHUNKS

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients together with a fork like you would pastry dough. Cut the dough till the margarine is pretty much unnoticeable.
• Mix in Chocolate chunks.
• Stir in the cream, if it seems a little dry add a little more cream, but NO more than 1/4 cup.
• Use your hands to roll the dough till all flour is mixed in (adding cream if needed).
• Form into a flat, even circle. Cut into 12 "pie" pieces.
• Place each piece separately on a sprayed cookie sheet allowing enough space for each to raise a bit. Brush tops with more cream. Sprinkle with sugar crystals and bake in a 350 oven no more than 19 minutes. The bottom edges will just be turning brown. DO NOT over bake or they will harden.