Best Scone Recipes
The best scone recipes will, in part, depend on your personal preference. Do you like a plain scone smothered with clotted cream and your favorite preserve? Or a scone made with raisins, currants, cranberries, or blueberries? Perhaps you prefer a cheese scone, one with nuts, or a chocolate chip scone. You can use different flours with your scones including white, whole wheat, oat flour, or cornmeal. Variations abound, so part of your search for the best scone recipes will be determined by what tastes good to you! The other part in finding the best scone recipes is finding what it takes to make the very best scone dough and bake it to perfection. This can be debatable as well but there are a few tips you might consider:
- Do NOT over mix your dough. The best scone recipes are those that you get your hands into. You have more control over the mixing. Yet, if you want to use a food processor (as some recipes suggest), an electric mixer, a pastry blender, or knives to create your dough, feel free. Just remember to not over work the dough.
- Use COLD butter. You don't want it to "melt" into your dry ingredients and create a smooth dough. You want something more "crumbly".
- As additional ingredients are added, mix the dough only to the point that all the ingredients have combined.
- It's okay to experiment with the type of fresh or dried fruit you like as well as chocolate chips, nuts, zests, cheeses, and spices.
- Once you have kneaded and shaped your dough into a circle, you can cut it into wedges or use a cookie cutter or the top of a glass for round scones.
- Line your baking sheet with parchment paper to avoid over browning of the scone bottoms.
- Placing your scones on the baking sheet so that they touch will give you a golden brown top and soft side. Placing them an inch or two apart will brown the sides as well.
- Before baking, you may desire to brush the top of your scones with a wash of reserved egg white, egg mixed with milk or water, buttermilk, or cream.
Fresh out of the oven, you can cool the scones either covered with a towel for a softer crust or uncovered for a crispier crust. The best scone recipes are those in which you serve the scones warm, either as is or with butter, a delicious fruit preserve/jam, and clotted cream. Or, try a creamy lemon curd. And of course, your favorite cup of tea!
Afternoon Tea Scones
Here's a recipe for Afternoon Tea Scones - straight from the Ritz!
Basic Scone Recipe
A basic scone recipe that's delicious as is or a great starter for adding fruit, cream, nuts, or chocolate.
Blueberry Scone Recipe
This Blueberry Scone recipe is so good you won't need anything else except your favorite cup of tea!
Capitol Hill Blueberry Scones
These Capitol Hill Blueberry Scones come from none other than the Capitol Hill Mansion Bed and Breakfast in Denver, Colorado.
Cheese Scone Recipes
Add variety to your life by adding cheese to your scones!
Cherry Almond Cream Scone Recipe
Wow - The Continental Bakery & Chez Lulu in Birmingham, Alabama is sharing their recipe for these cream scones. Check it out!
Cherry Almond Turnover Scones
Read this article on the 2006 Puyallup Fair scone contest (recipe included). This recipe was one of the winners!
Chocolate Chip and Tart Cherry Scones
This Chocolate Chip and Tart Cherry Scone recipe from the Chateau Chantal is "to die for"!
Cinnamon Scone Recipes
The sweetness and fragrance of cinnamon is simply tantalizing in these scone recipes.
Clotted Cream Recipe
Find a delicious clotted cream recipe to slather on your scones.
Cranberry Scone Recipe with Honey-Orange Whipped Spread
A delicious cranberry scone recipe with a sugar-spice topping and a terrific honey-orange whipped spread.
Cream Scone Recipes
Find a cream scone recipe to enjoy just by yourself or with friends over a cup of tea.
Curried Pumpkin and Ginger Scones
These Curried Pumpkin and Ginger Scones are a deep russet-gold and so simple to make.
Date Yogurt Scone Recipe
This Date Yogurt Scone recipe is simply sweet and tasty.
English Scone Recipe
Every scone lover needs one or two traditional English scone recipes in their recipe box.
Fruit Scone Recipes
Adding fruit to your scones gives you a double punch - flavor and nutrition!
Halekulani Scones
From the world-renowned Halekulani Hotel on Waikiki Beach comes a scone and cream topping recipe for those afternoon delights.
Ham and Cheese Lunchbox Scones
This recipe took 1st place at the 2006 Puyallup Fair scone contest! The recipe is included in the article, plus more!
Honey Buttermilk Scones
These slightly sweet honey buttermilk scones have a delicately crispy outside and a soft inside.
Irish Scones
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Irish Scones.
Lemon Curd Recipes
The fresh scent and flavor of lemon in these recipes makes your scones, muffin, cakes, and tarts taste even better.
Mascarpone Cream
Take some mascarpone cheese, add a little vanilla and sugar, and you have a wonderful mascarpone cream for your scones or fruit. Also find substitutes and a recipe to make your very own mascarpone.
Oatmeal Raisin Spoon "Scones"
If you are looking for a scone recipe that is quick, easy and tasty, try these Oatmeal Raisin Spoon "Scones" made with biscuit mix!
Peanut Butter Scones Recipe
Try this Peanut Butter Scones recipe, a favorite of the Peanut Advisory Board.
Recipe for Scones with Sour Cream
The addition of sour cream in this recipe for scones makes them especially light and tender.
S'mores Scones
This recipe was one of the winners in the 2006 Puyallup Fair scone contest! You'll find the recipe in the article about the contest.
SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chip Scone Recipe
Hershey's has kindly granted permission to reprint their scrumptious SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chip Scone recipe. You don't want to miss this one!
Wild Fruit Drop Scones with Blueberry Sauce
These drop scones are positively perfect for that special romantic tea or a casual breakfast tea with friends.
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