Freezing scones?!
Freezing scones?
Can you freeze home-made scones.
Answers:
Freezing Instructions
These instructions make it simple for you to serve fresh hot scones every morning all week long, from a single batch of mix.
When your dough is made, patted into circles, and cut into 8 wedges/circle, go ahead and bake what you want or need at that time.
The rest, put on a cookie sheet, and place it flat in the freezer. It will take about an hour for the dough to freeze firm.
Once the dough is firm, put the frozen scones into a good zip-top bag, and return them to the freezer.
When you want to bake fresh scones, simply take out as many as you want, and let them sit on the kitchen
counter on a piece of foil or parchment paper while you preheat the oven. (IMPORTANT: Do not leave them
on top of a pre-heating stove!)
They should only be allowed to thaw as long as it takes the oven to preheat.
If you are making Original Recipe with any additions, such as blueberries or cranberries, it is OK to add the
berries to the dough prior to freezing.
Since you will bake them (mostly) frozen, the berries will not have a chance to “melt down”. If it is very warm, and you are concerned that the dough will thaw quickly and the berries “melt”, then don’t thaw the dough.
Just leave the scones in the freezer until the oven is ready, and put them directly from the freezer into the oven.
Once the oven is ready, put the scones onto a fresh sheet of parchment paper, sprinkle with cinnamonsugar,
if desired, and bake. It will be necessary to extend the baking time by a few minutes (it could easily
add up to 4-5 minutes to the baking time—just add it in 2 minute increments until you are sure of your
times).
hope this helps.