Feb 12, 2015

The Best Scones

I usually don't like scones.  They're dry and tasteless.  Maybe it's  because I usually buy them at the gas station bakery?  A couple of years ago, while sitting in a tea house, I was served the most delicious scones.  Soft and tender and addicting.  So, now knowing what a scone was supposed to taste like, I went in search of a recipe that would yield such scrumptious biscuits.
And now I would like to share it with you.  This recipe is from "The Old Farmhouse Kitchen" cookbook.
The Best Scones

Sift together:
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp.baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Cut into flour mixture like pie crust:
1/2 cup butter

Mix together in a cup:
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Add to dry ingredients until soft dough forms.  Roll into 8 inch disk.  Cut into wedges.  Separate.  Bake at 375 got 12-15 minutes.  Best served hot.  If adding berries or chocolate, mix into flour before adding the sour cream mixture.

I also drizzle with powdered sugar icing.  This morning I didn't have any sour cream, so I used warm fresh cream I had setting out to make butter.  It worked just as well.

Enjoy!

5 comments:

Mama Pea said...

Omigosh! Those look WONDERFUL! Gonna make! What berries did you use? Cranberries? My daughter loves scones so I'll share the batch with her. Thanks for posting what looks like a great recipe.

affectioknit said...

Those look yummy!

~Have a lovely day!

odiie said...

Mama Pea,
I used raspberries this time, usually I use cranberries-remember that whole cranberry harvest thing? I hope your family enjoys them. I'm planning on making your rice pudding recipe, too.

odiie said...

Affectioknit- Are you back from your adventures? Thanks for stopping by.

Mama Pea said...

So you still have a few (few?) of those cranberries left, huh? ;o]

I'm going to use raspberries as you did because I've got gallons of them still in the freezer. I can hardly wait to bake those scones. But I have to do frosted sugar cookies in heart shapes for Valentine's Day tomorrow first!

Feb 12, 2015

The Best Scones

I usually don't like scones.  They're dry and tasteless.  Maybe it's  because I usually buy them at the gas station bakery?  A couple of years ago, while sitting in a tea house, I was served the most delicious scones.  Soft and tender and addicting.  So, now knowing what a scone was supposed to taste like, I went in search of a recipe that would yield such scrumptious biscuits.
And now I would like to share it with you.  This recipe is from "The Old Farmhouse Kitchen" cookbook.
The Best Scones

Sift together:
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp.baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Cut into flour mixture like pie crust:
1/2 cup butter

Mix together in a cup:
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Add to dry ingredients until soft dough forms.  Roll into 8 inch disk.  Cut into wedges.  Separate.  Bake at 375 got 12-15 minutes.  Best served hot.  If adding berries or chocolate, mix into flour before adding the sour cream mixture.

I also drizzle with powdered sugar icing.  This morning I didn't have any sour cream, so I used warm fresh cream I had setting out to make butter.  It worked just as well.

Enjoy!

5 comments:

Mama Pea said...

Omigosh! Those look WONDERFUL! Gonna make! What berries did you use? Cranberries? My daughter loves scones so I'll share the batch with her. Thanks for posting what looks like a great recipe.

affectioknit said...

Those look yummy!

~Have a lovely day!

odiie said...

Mama Pea,
I used raspberries this time, usually I use cranberries-remember that whole cranberry harvest thing? I hope your family enjoys them. I'm planning on making your rice pudding recipe, too.

odiie said...

Affectioknit- Are you back from your adventures? Thanks for stopping by.

Mama Pea said...

So you still have a few (few?) of those cranberries left, huh? ;o]

I'm going to use raspberries as you did because I've got gallons of them still in the freezer. I can hardly wait to bake those scones. But I have to do frosted sugar cookies in heart shapes for Valentine's Day tomorrow first!