I was printing this recipe tho make these for a bridal shower tomorrow. I thought I’d post it here while I was at it! They are delish. Anytime I have a shower or brunch, I always ask my friend Melissa to make these! They vanish quickly, watch out =)
Melissa's Famous Scones
2015-06-30 19:37:19
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 3 TBSP sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- additions: 1/2 cup (choc. chips or dried cranberries)
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cut butter into pieces
- Use pastry blender & work butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly
- Add sugar and additions
- Toss with fork
- Add milk & stir until it holds together
- Gather into ball and kneed 10x
- Pat into 6-8 inch circle
- Cut into 8 wedges (but leave together in a circle - "scoring it")
- Brush with milk and sprinkle with decorative sugar crystals (optional)
- Bake @ 425 degrees for 12-14 minutes
- Remove scones to cool.
- Serve warm with your favorite jam and cream - yum!
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Enjoy!
