Best Light N Fluffy Scones Recipes

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"LIGHT AS A FEATHER" SCONES



Flaky and light, these scones are perfect for snacking or for breakfast. Made from ingredients you probably have on hand, they can be a special treat any time and are one of my favorite breakfast recipes to have with tea or coffee.

Provided by Paula Todora (Paula T)

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Scone Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

cooking spray
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
¾ cup reduced-fat vanilla yogurt
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon white sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add butter and mix with fingers until coarse crumbs form. Gently mix yogurt, egg, and vanilla extract into flour mixture until dough is just combined.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, for five or six turns. Pat or roll the dough out into a 1-inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush each wedge with milk and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Serve warm or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 239.2 calories, Carbohydrate 35.2 g, Cholesterol 43.6 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 160 mg, Sugar 11.3 g

LIGHT 'N' FLUFFY SCONES



Light 'n' Fluffy Scones image

These can have many variations -- you can make them with raisins to go with your tea or with sundried tomatoes and feta for a mediterranean feel that goes nicely with soup. I often make them to use up milk that's on the verge of going bad. If you don't have self-raising flour, use all-purpose and add an extra tablespoon of baking powder.

Provided by Sackville

Categories     Scones

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

350 g self-raising flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
50 g butter, cut into pieces
1 tablespoon oil
300 ml milk
1/2 cup flour, for kneading
1 beaten egg, to glaze
150 g raisins
8 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
100 g feta, cubed
10 black olives, pitted and halved

Steps:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 200 C, 220 C in a fan oven or gas mark 7.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Rub in the butter and oil until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • Add the raisins or the mediterranean filling.
  • Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk.
  • Mix with knife, using a cutting movement, until it becomes soft.
  • The dough will be very sticky.
  • Flour your counter well along with your hands and scrape the dough onto the floured surface.
  • Knead very lightly to help work some of the flour into the dough, while shaping it into a round about 3cm thick.
  • The"kneading" shouldn't take more than a minute and the dough will still be sticky when you cut it.
  • Cut into 8 wedges and place on a greased baking sheet.
  • Brush with the beaten egg and bake for 15-20 minutes until risen, golden and springy to the touch.
  • Cool and then cover with a tea towel or put in a tupperware container to keep them soft for 2-3 days.
  • These are delicious served warm with butter.

EASY FLUFFY SCONES



Easy fluffy scones image

These are the business - light but with a nice crusty outside

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 22m

Yield Makes 9

Number Of Ingredients 9

350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
85g cold butter, cut into cubes
4 tbsp golden caster sugar
150g pot natural full-fat yogurt
4 tbsp full-fat milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp milk, to glaze

Steps:

  • Put a baking sheet in the oven at 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour, salt and baking powder into a food processor, then whizz in the butter until it disappears. Pulse in the sugar, tip into a large bowl, then make a well in the middle.
  • Warm the yogurt, milk and vanilla together in the microwave for 1 min or in a pan; it should be hot and may well go a bit lumpy-looking. Tip into the bowl and quickly work into the flour mix using a cutlery knife. As soon as it's all in, stop.
  • Tip the dough onto a floured surface, then, with floured hands, fold the dough over a few times - just enough to create a smoothish dough. Press out to about 4cm/1½in thick, dip a 7cm cutter into more flour, then stamp out 4 rounds, flouring the cutter each time. Squash the remainder lightly together, then repeat until the dough is used up. Brush tops with egg wash, scatter flour over the hot sheet, then lift the scones on. Bake for 12 mins until risen and golden. Best eaten just-warm, or on the day.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium

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