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Buttermilk Scones

Buttermilk Scones
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This will easily become your favourite buttermilk scone recipe. These scones are stacked a mile high with beautiful layers and are perfectly flaky and buttery. They taste lovely on their own or use this recipe as a base to spice things up with fruit, nuts, or spices, etc.

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups (320 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
  • 1 cup buttermilk (237 ml) (or sour milk)
  • 1 egg

For the Top of the Scones

  • whipping cream
  • coarse sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
  4. In a small bowl whisk buttermilk with egg. Using a fork, stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until dough forms and is ragged.
  5. Turn dough out onto a work surface; knead gently approx. 5-8 times, Don’t overwork your dough. Pat out to approx. 10 x 7 inch rectangle, around 1 1/2 inch – 2 inches thick.
  6. Using a large round cookie cutter, cut out approx. 10-12 scones. Gently piece scraps together.
  7. Place 1 inch apart on your prepared baking sheet.
  8. Brush tops of scones with whipping cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  9. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden and the bottoms are browned.

Notes

Add fruit, nuts, lemon zest, chocolate or anything you like to spice up these scones.

Scones are best eaten the day of. They will last 2 days in a tin or freeze for up to a month. Reheat scones in the oven at 350ËšF for approx. 8 minutes.

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Keywords: Scones, Buttermilk, Breakfast

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