Scone Recipe?!


Question: Scone Recipe!?
I need a recipe for my cooking class!. I've never made scones before so!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Believe it or not there's a whole website dedicated to scones!.

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons of butter
1 x egg
3/4 cup of milk

Heat your oven to 400o F (200o C)!. Mix together flour, salt & baking powder!. Add in the butter until your mixture is crumbly!. Whip milk & egg and add to mixture!. Stir until a soft dough ball is created!.

Knead gently on a lightly floured board, turning a few times!. Split dough in half and pat or roll out dough to one half-inch thick circles!. Slice into wedges or use a shaped cutter!. Place on lightly greased baking sheets!. Bake for approx 15 minutes or until golden brown!.

That makes about ten scones!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

there is a scone recipe somewhere in Answers archives that is absolutely fantastic!. Will repeat it here for you:

Devin’s Scones

4oz butter
1/3 cup sugar (or splenda in appropriate amount)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1!.1/2 cups wheat wheat flour!.
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 beaten egg,

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cut butter into sugar and other dry ingredients, either with a pastry blender or heavy-duty mixer, until a crumb-like consistency is formed

Add heavy cream, mixing just until combined

Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead gently just until dough holds together, about 5 times

Roll gently into 1-inch round and cut with round or shaped cookie cutter (I just cut them into pie shapes for the office)

Arrange scones about an inch apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper!. Brush with beaten egg !. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until crusty and golden brown!.

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE THE HEAVY CREAM!. THE RECIPE NEEDS THE FAT CONTENTWww@FoodAQ@Com

White Chocolate Scones
INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
* 6 tablespoons chilled butter, diced
* 1/2 cup HERSHEY?'S Cinnamon Chips
* 3/4 cup sour cream
* 1 egg yolk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 20 HERSHEY?'S HUGS? Chocolates, melted
* 2 tablespoons cream
* 1/4 cup HERSHEY?'S Cinnamon Chips, melted
* 10 HERSHEY?'S HUGS? Chocolates, melted
DIRECTIONS

1!. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)!. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray!.
2!. Sift 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl!. Stir in lemon peel!. Cut butter in with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture is resembles cornmeal!. Mix in 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cinnamon Chips!.
3!. In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla!. Stir in 1/2 cup melted HERSHEY'S HUGS !. Mix into flour and butter mixture, and mix until dough comes together in moist clumps!. Gather dough into ball!.
4!. Press dough out on lightly floured surface to form a 8 inch round; cut into 6 wedges!. Transfer wedges to prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart!. Brush tops lightly with cream!.
5!. Bake until scones are crusty on top, and a tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 to 20 minutes!. Cool slightly!. Drizzle the scones alternately with 1/4 cup melted HERSHEY'S HUGS and 1/4 melted HERSHEY'S Cinnamon Chips!.

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup butter, chilled
* 1 apple - peeled, cored and shredded
* 1/2 cup milk
* 2 tablespoons milk
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1!. Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt into a large bowl!. Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly!. Add shredded apple and milk!. Stir to form a soft dough!.
2!. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface!. Knead gently 8 to 10 times!. Pat into two 6-inch circles!. Place on greased baking sheet!. Brush tops with milk, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon!. Score each into 6 pie-shaped wedges!.
3!. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes, or until browned and risen!. Serve warm with butter!.

hope this helps
?Www@FoodAQ@Com

You could try the following recipe!. To make it more interesting you could add in some fruit of your choice to it!.

Ingredients
225g/8oz self raising flour
pinch of salt
55g/2oz butter
25g/1oz caster sugar
150ml/5fl oz milk



Method
1!. Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7!. Lightly grease a baking sheet!.
2!. Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter!.
3!. Stir in the sugar and then the milk to get a soft dough!.
4!. Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly!. Pat out to a round 2cm/?in thick!. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet!. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up!.
5!. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk!. Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden!.
6!. Cool on a wire rack and serve with butter and good jam and maybe some clotted cream!.

Alternatively, you could go to the link below for a load of other scone recipes!.
I find the BBC site really good for all sorts of recipes!. GLWww@FoodAQ@Com

for a basic scone you'll need
Ingredients
225g/8oz self raising flour
pinch of salt
55g/2oz butter
25g/1oz caster sugar
150ml/5fl oz milk



Method
1!. Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7!. Lightly grease a baking sheet!.
2!. Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter!.
3!. Stir in the sugar and then the milk to get a soft dough!.
4!. Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly!. Pat out to a round 2cm/?in thick!. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet!. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up!.
5!. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk!. Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden!.
6!. Cool on a wire rack and serve with butter and good jam and maybe some clotted cream!.


if you want to add raisins or something that tastes nice but my favorite are cheese scones!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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