Scones
These quick, cakey Scones are so delicious and well balanced; not too sweet & not too buttery, the perfect addition for your next tea party!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Passive Time0 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Servings: 15 scones
Author: Francine Lizotte
Course: Breads & More, Breakfast & Brunch, Snacks
Cuisine: British, United Kingdom
Keyword Baking, Easy Recipe, Light Meal, Low Sodium/No Sodium
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. ground Himalayan pink salt
- 6 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1 medium free-run egg, beaten
- 1/2 tbsp. milk
In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder and sea salt; whisk until well mixed.
Transfer the flour mixture into the bowl of a food processor and add cold butter; process until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Transfer back to the bowl and pour in milk.
With the tip of the fork, stir the mixture until it just gets together – DON’T overmix it.
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and form a round shape, flatten it down to ¼-inch thick with your floured hands. If the dough is sticky, sprinkle some more flour on top. To make it even, roll it out with a rolling pin but don't press too hard on the dough.
Dip a 2 ¼-inch (58 mm) cookie cutter in some flour and cut; repeat for each scone until all the dough is used.
Transfer them onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
Brush off any excess flour before applying an egg wash on top of each of them.
Transfer to the preheated oven and bake 15 minutes or until puffy and slightly golden brown.
Remove from the heat and let them cool off on a wire rack slightly before serving them warm with strawberry butter.