Insanely Good Scone Recipes

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Scones are one of the best breakfast recipes. You can enjoy them as appetizers too. It originated in Scotland. It is one of the most popular baked goods in The United Kingdom. You can make sweet or savory scones. You can add chocolate, herbs, berries or cheese, it depends on your choice. Let’s find the best scone recipes.

These scones are crumbly on the edges and moist inside.

Best Scone Recipes

1. Basic Scone

The scone is flaky, flavorful and crisp on the edges. You require a food processor and a pastry cutter. The key to the best scone is to use frozen grated butter.

To get the best result use cold dough. If you want a tangy-flavored scone then use buttermilk otherwise use heavy cream. It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake for 25 minutes.

The ingredients include all-purpose flour, salt, heavy cream or buttermilk, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, egg, baking powder and butter.

Keep the leftovers in a sealed container and it will be good for 2 days at room temperature and 5 days in the refrigerator.

2. Cranberry Orange Scones

This cone has a crumbly texture. You require a large baking sheet and parchment paper. It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 16 minutes of cooking time.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. The ingredients include all-purpose flour, orange zest, heavy whipping cream, egg, dried cranberries, butter, baking powder, sugar and salt.

3. Pumpkin Scones

It is perfect with a cup of coffee on fall mornings. These scones are soft in the center and crisp on the outside. Use frozen butter and make sure you don’t mix the dough more than required.

For the crisp exterior brush the scone’s exterior with heavy cream. The recipe requires 20 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. The ingredients include pumpkin puree, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, heavy cream, pure vanilla extract, egg, cinnamon and baking powder.

Make the maple glaze with a mix of confectioner sugar, maple syrup, unsalted butter and salt.

4. English Scones

This is one of my favorite scone recipes. Preheat the oven to 430°F. It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.

The ingredients include self-raising flour, caster sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, butter, jam, egg, clotted cream, and lemon juice.

5. Blueberry Scones

It is a buttery and delicious scone recipe. The golden brown exterior and soft center make it a treat. You can either use heavy cream or buttermilk.

To get the best result use frozen grated butter. Use a box grater for this. The recipe is perfect for breakfast. It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. The ingredients include egg, butter, sugar, blueberries, salt, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream, and all-purpose flour.

6. Chocolate Chip Scones

This is a sweet and buttery scone. It is one of the best scone recipes. You can either use all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour.

It takes 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. You require a cheese grater, pastry cutter, baking sheet and parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. and bake for 25 minutes. The ingredients include all-purpose flour, butter, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, and dark chocolate chips.

Keep the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature and it will be good for 2 days and in the fridge for 5 days.

7. Lemon Blueberry Scones

It is one of the most popular scone recipes in our home. Even my guests love it so I make this recipe for parties, potlucks, and picnics too.

I love these with coffee in the morning. These have moist centers and crumbly exteriors. Frozen grated butter is the key to get the best out of this recipe.

The recipe requires 30 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F and baked for 25 days.

The ingredients include all-purpose flour, lemon zest, butter, salt, sugar, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream, baking powder, and blueberries. For the lemon icing, you require a mix of lemon juice and confectioner sugar.

8. Glazed Cranberry Orange Scones

These orange-flavored scones are delicious. The crunchy brown exterior and soft center make it a winner. You can either use buttermilk or heavy cream for this recipe.

I have realized that frozen cranberries work best for this recipe. Also using cold dough is another important step in getting the best scones.

It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake for 25 minutes. To make the orange glaze you require a mix of orange juice and confectioner sugar.

The ingredients include all-purpose flour, orange glaze, cranberries, heavy cream, egg, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, baking powder, and pure vanilla extract.

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