Category: Appetizers & Snacks, Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: World
Yields:
8 Servings
Difficulty: Medium
Scones are a type of baked bread which is super easy to put together with a few simple ingredients. It has it’s origin in the UK and English scones, whether sweet or savory are quite popular. On our visits to Europe, our favourite afternoon snack is scones with jam and some good English tea. Here is my tried and tested version adding leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving 🙂
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Gently stir in the cranberries making sure not to crush the berries. Add the milk and stir/knead until just combined. Do not over mix.
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Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface then pat, or roll it into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round. Cut this circle into 8 triangles. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and then brush the top of the scones with milk or cream. If desired, sprinkle with sliced almonds.
- Bake for about 17 - 20 minutes or until the crusts of the scones are brown and crisp, and a toothpick inserted into the center of a scone comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Serve warm scones with butter, jam or marmalade and a nice cup of tea.