Simple Scone Recipe {British Scone Recipe}
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 T sugar divided
- 5 T frozen butter grated
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c heavy cream maybe 2 more T if needed plus more for brushing
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk the cake flour, salt, baking powder and 2 tablespoons of the sugar to combine.
- Add the butter and combine with a pastry cutter, fork or fingers until pea sized crumbles form.
- Add the egg and cream. If too dry, add 2 more T cream. It should still stick a little to your hands.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead a couple times, then press it into a ¾-inch-thick circle and cut into 2.5-inch rounds with a biscuit cutter.
- Put the rounds on a silpat or parchment lined cookie sheet. Reshape the leftover dough and cut again. You should end up with 5 large scones.
- Brush the top of each scone with a bit of cream and sprinkle with the 1 T of sugar.
- Place scones in refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill the dough.
- Bake for 12 minutes and serve immediately with clotted cream and preserves. Say Grace and enjoy!
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