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English Scones
- Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 0.5 cup buttermilk at room temperature
- 0.5 cup whole milk at room temperature
- 3.5 cups all purpose flour
- 0.33 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.33 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into small pieces
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- .25 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tablespoons raw honey
- Tools
- Large mixing spoon.
- Standing mixer with large default bowl.
- Bowl for mixing the liquid ingredients.
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- Operations
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat the eggs, buttermilk, and milk together.
- Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the softened butter to the flour mixture. Combine until smooth.
- Add the egg mixture. Mix just until the elements are combined.
- Transfer to a well-floured board.
- With floured hands, knead the dough until smooth.
- Flatten until uniformly 1 inch thick.
- Use a 2 inch round cutter to produce as many disks as possible.
- Gather the remaining dough. Flatten and cut more disks.
- Transfer disks to the parchment covered baking sheet.
- Cook for 10 to 12 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once out of the oven, let cool on a wire rack for at least ten (10) minutes.
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- Mix the butter (second batch), heavy cream, and honey with a whisk until fluffy.
- Serving; care
- Serve warm with butter/cream/honey mix on top.
- Freeze the excess. Use the microwave to revive frozen scones.