Foolproof Scones Recipe

5 from 8 votes

In this post we will teach you how to make delicious, light and fluffy scones every single time. Our recipe contains the basic ingredients that you need to make a batch of scones - you choose the add ins that fit the flavors that you are craving or the ingredients that you already have in the house.

Prep Time45

Cook Time20

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: scones

Calories: 409kcal

Author: Amanda Smallwood

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter frozen
2 cups + 2 tablespoons cake flour can also use 2 cups all purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ cup buttermilk can also use heavy cream
1 cup mix-ins chocolate, berries, nuts or dried fruits

Instructions

Place your stick of butter in the freezer.
While the butter is freezing, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl.
In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together egg, buttermilk and vanilla. Store in the refrigerator until needed.
Remove frozen butter from the freezer and use your cheese grater to grate the frozen butter directly into the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or fork to work the butter into the flour mixture.
Pour the buttermilk and eggs over the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Add any mix-ins to the dough. Gently fold into the dough. It's okay if they are not well combined.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and fold the dough over itself and then flatten it to incorporate the mix-ins. Do this 4-5 times to be sure that the ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the dough. You want the dough to come together and look uniform with flecks of butter throughout.
Form the dough into a 8-10 inch circle and use a bench scraper or sharp knife to cut the dough into 8 triangles.
Arrange triangles on a quarter sheet pan and place scones into the freezer for 15-20 minutes before preheating the oven to 400°.
After the 20 minutes of chilling, arrange the scones on a parchment lined, half sheet pan. Brush the scones with buttermilk and bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.
Top baked scones with the garnish of your choice (confectioner's sugar, a glaze or melted chocolate).

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