Biscuit Scones (Traditional English)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter very soft and cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup cinnamon chips
- 2 tbsp raw sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 315 degrees.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Add butter and work together until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- In a 2 c. measuring cup, combine the egg, buttermilk and vanilla, whisk together with a fork.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients in three batches, mixing lightly between each addition.
- Fold in the cinnamon chips.
- In small bowl, combine the raw sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Use a cookie scoop to portion out 9 scones, dipping each one into the cinnamon/sugar mixture before placing it onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake scones for 15-18 minutes until they bounce back when lightly poked and the sugar coating is caramelized and crisp.
Notes
Variation:
- Add one finely chopped apple for Apple Cinnamon Scones.
- Add one finely chopped apple and ½ c. toasted chopped pecans for Apple Pecan Scones.
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