Ultimate Guide to British Scones (Make any flavor!)

Perfectly flaky scones that can easily be made into any flavor youd like including blueberry, cranberry orange, pumpkin, chocolate chip, pumpkin, and cinnamon!
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JUMP TO:
00:00 Intro
00:13 Dry Ingredients
00:30 How to use a cheese grater to cut butter into flour
01:11 Wet Ingredients
01:54 Knead Dough
02:09 Cut Scones
02:18 Brush with Cream
02:27 Baking Time and Temperature
02:45 Flavor Variations
03:31 Scone Glaze
04:33 Recipe Recap with Amounts





Ingredients

SCONES:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1 large egg (optional)
1 cup heavy cream

FLAVORING AND FINISHING:
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons heavy cream optional


Instructions


1 00:00:13 - In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

2 00:00:30 - Grate your butter using a cheese grater and stir into the flour mixture OR cut butter into small pieces and use a pastry cutter to cut the fat into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal or sand.

3 00:01:11 - Add in egg (if using), 1 cup cream, blueberries, and vanilla extract (or other flavorings) stirring until the dough just comes together.

4 00:01:54 - Turn the dough out onto a clean countertop and form it into a ball.

5 00:02:09 - Press the dough flat until it is 2-inch thick circle. Use a butter knife to cut the circle into 8 wedges.

6 00:02:18 - Place cut scones on an un-greased baking sheet and brush the tops with 2 tablespoons heavy cream.

7 00:02:27 - Bake at 425 degrees for about 12-15 minutes, until the tops are nicely browned.


Flavor Options for Scones
Blueberry Scones (1 cup blueberries + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
Chocolate Chip Scones (1 cup mini chocolate chips)
Cranberry Orange Scones (3/4 cup dried cranberries + 2 tablespoons orange zest)
Pumpkin Scones (replace half of the heavy cream with 1/2 cup pumpkin puree + 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice)
Cranberry Scones (1 cup dried cranberries + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
Lemon Scones (replace 1/4 cup of the heavy cream with 1/4 cup lemon juice + 2 tablespoons lemon zest)
Cinnamon Scones (replace white sugar with brown sugar + 1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon)




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