MINI VANILLA SCONES

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These Starbucks copycat scones are soft, fluffy, and flaky.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (salted butter is will work, I just suggest you reduce the salt to 1/2 teaspoon)
2 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  • Cut the 4 tablespoons of butter into chunks and add, along with the shortening, to the flour mixture.
  • Using your fingers or a pastry blender, cut the shortening and butter into the flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs. (Fun factoid: When you roll out the dough, the shortening and butter flatten out, and that's what helps the dough to be flaky.)
  • In a separate small bowl, beat the egg.
  • Mix in the heavy cream and the vanilla.
  • Create a well in the dry mixture, then pour the cream mixture in.
  • Mix just until the dough starts to stick together. I try to work it as little as possible after this point.
  • Turn the scone dough out onto a floured board, and gently knead it together enough to form somewhat of one cohesive chunk of dough (I knead it just once or twice)
  • Roll into an approximately 6 inch by 9 inch rectangle.
  • Cut into 16 scones. I make four cuts up, one down the middle, and then slice every rectangle into two triangles.
  • Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes - I check for just a teensy tinge of golden brown along the bottom.
  • Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack with paper towels underneath (the paper towels help with clean-up).
  • Make the glaze - mix the powdered sugar, the vanilla extract, and the milk together well.
  • Using a spoon, drizzle a little glaze over the top of each scone.
  • Let cool for 10-15 minutes, then serve.

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