Buttermilk Scones
Buttermilk scones are a great breakfast food and easy to make. These scones are soft and flaky and taste amazing with butter, sausages, or jam and cream.
In this blog post, you will learn how to make buttermilk scones.
How to Make Buttermilk Scones
In a large bowl, the all-purpose flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, and salt together. Melt the unsalted butter and pour it into the dry ingredients and mix together.
In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together. Pour most of the egg and buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients leaving a small amount behind for and egg wash for the scones.
Mix the ingredients together. Once mixed together, pour onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead the dough for about 2 minutes. Roll the dough with a rolling pin till it is about 1/2″ thick. Using a cookie cutter about 5”/12cm in diameter, cut out your dough circles.
Place the dough scones onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Using the rest of the egg mixture, wash the scones with a pastry brush. Put into the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden-brown. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.
Storage
Scones can be stored at room temperature for 2 days before going stale. Cool them fully first and then store them in an airtight container.
They can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Make sure that they are fully cooled before placing them into either an airtight container or a sealable plastic bag to avoid condensation build-up which would make them soggy.
Scones can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Make sure that they are fully cooled before placing them into a freezer safe dish. Individually wrap each scone in plastic wrap and then place them into a resealable plastic bag or a freezer safe dish.
To thaw the scones, remove them from the freezer and leave out at room temperature until thawed. Reheat in either the oven or in the microwave.
Just remember that scones are best served as fresh as possible. Reheat them by popping them into the oven again or in the microwave.
Ingredients
All-Purpose Flour: all-purpose flour is the main structural ingredient of the scones.
Baking Powder: the baking powder is the leavening agent for these scones.
Granulated Sugar: granulated sugar sweetens the scones.
Salt: salt enhances the scones.
Butter: butter adds moisture and richness.
Buttermilk: buttermilk is the wet ingredient that binds all of the dry ingredients together. Whole milk can be used instead of buttermilk, but I find that buttermilk gives the scones a better flavour than just milk.
Egg: the egg is used to keep all the ingredients together and is used in the glaze right before baking.
Tips
- Using buttermilk gives your scones more flavour than using whole fat milk.
- For the perfect scone dough, keep your mixing to a minimum as this will kept them soft once baked.
- If you do not own a cookie cutter to cut out the dough, you can use a glass or a measuring cup and trace around it with a knife. This does take longer than using the cookie cutter, but circles will be uniform and round compared to just eyeballing the circles.
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Buttermilk Scones
Ingredients
- 2 c. all-purpose/plain flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tbsp. sugar granulated
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. butter unsalted and melted
- 1/2 c. buttermilk
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425℉/220℃/Gas Mark 7.
- In a large bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together. Melt the butter, let it cool, and then pour it into the dry ingredients and mix together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together.
- Slowly pour in the buttermilk and egg mixture into the dry ingredients stirring as you go. Leave a tiny amount out for glazing the scones.
- Once the dry and wet ingredients have formed a ball, pour the dough onto a floured surface. Knead the dough for about 2 minutes until it is smooth.
- Roll out the dough into a 1/2” thick and cut out the dough using the cookie cutter sized 5”/12cm or the closest size that you have.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cut out scone dough on the sheet and glaze with the rest of the buttermilk and egg mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy!