Scones

A classic scone base for fruit or cheese or whatever you please.

May 21, 2019

Medium

Categories: Baking

Tags: baking

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix dry ingredients

2. 2

   Grate butter into dry mix; periodically mix to coat shredded butter with dry mix

3. 3

   Add fruit or cheese

4. 4

   Add buttermilk ½ cup at first, mix and add a little at a time (might not need all of it) until the dough isn’t sticky

5. 5

   Make sure not to over-mix or over-knead

6. 6

   Shape into flat-ish circle and cut into 6 scones; place on baking sheet

7. 7

   Bake at 350F for 8 minutes, rotate tray 180 degrees, then bake 8 more minutes

Choose your adventure recipe for sweet or savoury scones.

Choose your adventure

• Raspberry Lemon: raspberries and zest of 1 lemon
• Blueberry Vanilla: blueberries and 1 tsp vanilla extract (or 9g vanilla sugar)
• Jalapeno Cheddar: 1 large jalapeño, sliced, and 100g shredded cheddar cheese
• Cheddar Chive: 2 tsp dried chives and 100g shredded cheese

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Choose your adventure recipe for sweet or savoury scones.

![Jalapeno Cheddar Scone](images/20200227_130848-1024x768.jpg)

Jalapeño Cheddar Scone

## Ingredients

- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar for sweet scones or 1/6 cup for savoury scones
- 1/4 tsp salt for sweet scones or 1/2 tsp for savoury scones
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1/4 cup fruit or shredded cheese (or whatever floats your boat)
- 1/2 to 1 cup buttermilk

## Steps

- Mix dry ingredients
- Grate butter into dry mix; periodically mix to coat shredded butter with dry mix
- Add fruit or cheese
- Add buttermilk ½ cup at first, mix and add a little at a time (might not need all of it) until the dough isn’t sticky
- Make sure not to over-mix or over-knead
- Shape into flat-ish circle and cut into 6 scones; place on baking sheet
- Bake at 350F for 8 minutes, rotate tray 180 degrees, then bake 8 more minutes

## Choose your adventure

- Raspberry Lemon: raspberries and zest of 1 lemon
- Blueberry Vanilla: blueberries and 1 tsp vanilla extract (or 9g vanilla sugar)
- Jalapeno Cheddar: 1 large jalapeño, sliced, and 100g shredded cheddar cheese
- Cheddar Chive: 2 tsp dried chives and 100g shredded cheese

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