Soft Scones Recipe
Flaky and buttery, this soft scones recipe is so good! They are only slightly more difficult to whip up than your basic biscuit recipe.
I thought scones were hard and tasteless–until I had a soft and wonderful scone at Beyond My Garden Gate Tea Room in Delphi, Indiana. Just amazing.
Since that fantastic shop has since closed, and I can’t begin to tell you how sad that makes me, I just had to find a different scones alternative. Enter this soft scones recipe.
Soft Scones Recipe
Soft Scones Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Flour
- 1/3 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Nonfat Dry Milk
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 3/4 Cup Dried Fruit (Optional)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Cup Milk, Buttermilk, or Water
- 8 Tablespoons Butter, Cold OR Combination of Butter and Shortening
- 1 Egg, Beaten with 1 teaspoon Water, for Topping
- Coarse Sugar or Cinnamon-Sugar, for Topping (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat 450*
- Whisk together dry ingredients (and dried fruit, if using).
- In separate bowl, whisk together Eggs, Vanilla, and Milk.
- Cut in Butter (or Butter and Shortening combination) but be sure to leave some chunks the size of peas to ensure a flaky.
- Add in liquid mixture to flour mixture. Do not over-mix.
- Fold everything together until moistened.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold over until it becomes a more solid unit.
- Divide in half.
- Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Pat into 7" circle about 1/2 thick, then cut each circle into 8 wedges.
- Be sure to leave 1/2" between each scone with 1/4" in the center.
- Using a pastry brush, smooth Egg and Water mixture over each scone.
- Sprinkle with Sugar or Cinnamon-Sugar if desired.
- Bake 7 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR! Bake, with oven OFF, for 8 - 10 minutes more or until scones are golden brown.
- Serve warm. Best within a few hours of baking.
Nutrition Facts
Soft Scones Recipe
Serves: 16 Scones
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Amount Per Serving: 1
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|---|---|---|
| Calories | 170 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 6g | 9.2% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 | |
| Sodium | 0 | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 0 | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 | |
| Sugars | ||
| Protein | ||
| Vitamin A | Vitamin C | |
| Calcium | Iron | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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