BUTTERSCOTCH SCONES

Butterscotch scones image

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups All purpose flour
1/3 cup Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 package Butterscotch chips
6 tablespoons Unsalted butter (chilled)
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 Egg
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir by hand to distribute ingredients evenly.
Cut butter into half-inch cubes. Add them to the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add butterscotch chips to the flour mixture and mix by hand to distribute them through the flour.
Whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Pour into the flour mixture and stir to combine and evenly moisten the dry ingredients and form a dough.
Turn the dough out onto a cutting board. With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into an 8-inch diameter circle. Don't make the dough too "tight." It should just hold together, with bits of air space within. Cut into 8 wedges. Place the wedges on a greased cooking sheet or pan, leaving spaces between them.
Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes, until scones are golden brown. Wait until the scones have cooled and are no longer hot before removing them from the sheet.