If I’m craving some sort of baked good and my cupboards are bare, this is my go-to comfort food. We make scones for breakfasts, brunches, desserts, all kinds of things. This recipe is a little different than most scone recipes. They’re almost like a mix between a muffin and a scone. They’re plain, and lightly sweet, with a light and airy texture. The mild flavor is perfect because they are best eaten while slathered with butter and some sweet condiment! The ingredient list is minimal and they’re a cinch to whip up and bake. This is what I always use when making strawberry shortcakes as well.
Ingredients:
1/3 C real butter
1 ¾ C Flour
3T sugar
2/1/2 t baking powder
¼ t salt
1 egg, beaten
4-6 T milk
Instructions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.Cut in butter with pastry blender until it resembles fine crumbs.
Combine egg and 4T milk. Slowly pour milk mixture into dry mixture while mixing with a fork to combine. If you need the additional 2 T milk to bring the dough together, add it. I almost always need the full 6T of milk.
Gently pat dough into a circle, about 1/2 inch thick. Brush top with milk or beaten egg and sprinkle liberally with sugar.
Cut into 6 wedges and separate on a cookie sheet.Bake 10-12 minutes.The tops shouldn’t be brown, but the bottoms will be golden-brown and the tops set. Keep an eye on them and don’t over-bake.The easiest way to ruin a scone is to over cook it!Scones have different texture than a cake or muffin, so if they get over cooked they will be dry and crumbly and you will say to yourself, “Why did Sara post this recipe? It sucks.” No, it does not suck, you ruined it 🙂
While still warm, split and spread with butter and jam, lemon curd, honey-butter, just about anything! Or let them cool and use them for things like strawberry shortcake.
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Questions & Reviews
I made these this morning. So yummy! I’ve made them about 5 times now, and they are a hit every time! Today, I added the zest of an orange to the dough and used the juice of the orange with confectioners sugar to make a glaze for when they came out of the oven. Divine. Tomorrow, I’m trying almond and poppy seeds. Can’t wait!
I CANNOT believe how easy and delicious these are! I love scones and always thought making them myself was beyond the limit of my ability. They are just as easy, to me, as using the bread machine to prepare the dough for the rolls I usually make for breakfasts. I will definitely be making these often. I’m so glad I had the guts to try!
Made them, loved them.
So glad I discovered your site 🙂
BASIC?!? you mean BEST EVER!!! right? These were amazing. A great recipe to add to! I amde half the basic and I added orange zest and cranberries to the other half. Waaay better than store bought. I'm considering opening up a bakery with these! Just a scone bakery. I wonder how well that would do…. haha
Thanks for another great recipe.
Sam
I just took these out of the oven – oh gosh they are delicious! I can't get over how easy and how quick they are to make. I added 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract to the egg/milk mixture and the taste reminds me of press cookies my family makes at Christmas!
Thank you times a million for this recipe. I'll be making this again and again. 🙂
I decided I wanted to make scones today — as it's a slightly grey & cool early-fall day here near Denver — but realized I was out of sour cream, which 'my' scones recipe requires.
'Hmm,' I thought, 'wonder where I can find a good, simple recipe for great scones? I could go searching recipe sites, but I don't really feel like wading through all of those reviews and such… I KNOW! I'll check "Our Best Bites," I bet they have the perfect recipe!'
And indeed, you did — thanks so much. 🙂
I am going to try these for our Memorial Day dessert. I hope I dont mess them up! Wish me luck
how long must you torture me? I do not think I can wait another day for the Strawberry-Lime Shortcakes with Coconut Cream recipe. Just the name makes my mouth water! I suppose I’ll have to make these just for the fun of it while I wait.
Interesting about the applesauce Heidi, I would have never thought that! I’m glad they turned out well that way for you.
I just made these and they were delicious! Anybody else have egg allergies, I substituted 1/4 cup applesauce for the egg and it worked great. Thanks for the recipe!