Scones, Devonshire Cream and Jam
Not just for mornings!
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge:
“Good Morning!”
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Recipe for Best-Ever Scones
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup whipping cream, divided
Wax paper
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450°. Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas. Freeze 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. cream, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
2. Turn dough out onto wax paper; gently press or pat dough into a 7-inch round (mixture will be crumbly). Cut round into 8 wedges. Place wedges 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush tops of wedges with remaining 2 Tbsp. cream just until moistened.
3. Bake at 450° for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden.
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Sweet Variations
Chocolate-Cherry Scones: Stir in 1/4 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped, and 2 oz.coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate with the cream.
Apricot-Ginger Scones: Stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots and 2 Tbsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger with the cream. Drizzle with Vanilla Glaze after baking.
Cranberry-Pistachio Scones: Stir in 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries and 1/4 cup coarsely chopped roasted salted pistachios with the cream.
Brown Sugar-Pecan Scones: Substitute brown sugar for granulated sugar. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans with the cream.
Savory Variations
Bacon, Cheddar, and Chive Scones: Omit sugar. Stir in 3/4 cup (3-oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup finely chopped cooked bacon, 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives, and 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper with the cream.
Ham-and-Swiss Scones: Omit sugar. Stir in 3/4 cup (3 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese and 3/4 cup finely chopped baked ham with the cream. Serve warm with Mustard Butter: Stir together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 Tbsp. spicy brown mustard, and 1 Tbsp. minced sweet onion.
Pimiento Cheese Scones: Omit sugar. Stir in 3/4 cup (3-oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese and 3 Tbsp. finely chopped pimiento with the cream.
Rosemary, Pear, and Asiago Scones: Omit sugar. Stir in 3/4 cup finely chopped fresh pear, 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese, and 1 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary with the cream.
Recipe from one of my favorite magazines:
Southern Living Magazine (December 2010)
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These sound delicious, Becca. Thanks for the recipe.
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yum. thank you for the recipe 🙂
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Just got back from England where we enjoyed plenty of scones and tea. Your post is timely. 😉 Thanks!!!
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A woman after my own heart, I just love scones, especially with cream and jam. lovely recipe Becca xxx
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Mmmmmm…..these would go down a treat with my weekend coconut~oil mocha. Thanks for the recipe and the alternative suggestions, Becca! 🙂
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Oh yum! Thanks for the recipe.
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Nice!! Love to get a great recipe with a great photo!
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That is so right up my street – yum.
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MINE TOOOOO!!! 😀
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I love scones and make my own quite often. Here’s the recipe (and a few other for good measure.) http://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/dinner-and-scones/
janet
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Reblogged this on hugmamma's MIND, BODY and SOUL and commented:
…can we ever have enough SCONE recipes?…especially when I have…zero!
……..hugmamma.
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I’m reblogging this for a very selfish reason…I want to be able to reference this recipe! 🙂
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😀
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That just looks fantastic. Yum. 🙂
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