I posted this on my blog at one point but I just made them again recently and thought I would post the recipe here. I found this recipe online after I tried two others...this one was my favorite by far. In fact, I think I'll go make another batch since I have some cream left over.
Blue Goose Inn - Basic Scones
- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2-1 cup filler of your choice
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into dry ingredients with pastry blender. Do not allow the butter to melt or form a paste with the flour. Stir in chips/filler of your choice. In a separate bowl, mix together egg and cream. Add all at once to dry ingredients. Mix lightly until just combined.
Gather dough into a ball and knead it gently against the sides and bottom of bowl 5-10 times. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and pat dough into an 8-inch round about 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 8 to 12 wedges and place at least 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheet. Brush tops with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 425 degrees until the tops are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
- My favorite combos are Chocolate Cherry Scones, White Chocolate Cranberry and just Plain with fresh whipped cream on top....yum, yum!
3 comments:
These sound great Erin. I agree with your choc. cherry choice. I made some scones a few months ago with this combo and they were pretty delicious. Do these end up more cake-ish or cookie-ish?
They're flaky so I guess they're more bread-like...maybe. I'm not sure. I haven't thought of them as cake or cookie like.
Target used to sell this awesome cranberry scone mix, and it was my man's absolute favorite. But alas, the last two times I went to buy it, it was nowhere to be found. Sigh. I guess in the meantime I can make some from scratch. :) As long as the recipe includes cream, I'm a happy camper. Hah!
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