Scone recipe that tastes great and has a minimum of ingredients.
Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/79470/simple-scones/
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour (240g)
1/3 cup of sugar (67g)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, frozen
1/2 cup dried currants (or raisins)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg
Directions:
(Pro Tip 1: You can mix the dry ingredients and currants the night before. That way in the morning, when you're baking while sleepy, you have less of a chance of making a mistake.)
(Pro Tip 2: If going to a weekend outing pack the dry ingredients and currants premixed in a ziplock. Then all you need is some sour cream & an egg from a local market. Fresh scones on holiday...? You'll be a superstar.)
01. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle and preheat to 400ยบ
02. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and currants.
03. Grate frozen butter into the flour mixture with the large holes of a box grater. You can use your fingers to work in the butter after (mixture should resemble coarse meal.)
04. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
05. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7" to 8" circle about 3/4" thick. (Like making mud pie when you were a kid.)
06. Use a sharp knife or dough scraper to cut the circle into 8 triangles (Like a pizza pie.)
07. Place each "slice" or triangle onto a parchment lined cookie sheet about 1" apart.
08. Bake until golden brown, about 15 to 17 minutes.
09. Cool for 5 minutes and server warm or at room temperature.
Options to try:
Cranberry-Orange Scones:
Follow the recipe, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated orange rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and substituting dried cranberries for the raisins.
Lemon-Blueberry Scones:
Follow the recipe, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated lemon rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and substituting dried blueberries for the raisins.
Cherry-Almond Scones:
Follow the recipe, adding 1/2 teaspoon of Almond Extract to the sour cream and substituting dried cherries for the raisins.
Lemon Scones:
(Made 09-30-23 (before Jack's KRFK show!)and everyone loved it.)
