here you go lorrie - scones

[chuck_artemis]

3 cups flour
9 oz cold butter
2 tb baking powder
2 tsp salt
1/2 cups of sugar
bang all this up with the paddle attachment a la the biscuit method then add
2/3 cups of half and half
2 eggs
let it all come together for a minute or so. depending on the size of your eggs and the humidity, it should be middlin' wet.
give it a quick knead to make it a cohesive mass, divide it into halves, pat them into rounds (approx. 5-6 inches in dia)
bake at 400F (convection) for 12-ish minutes


if you want to add something to them that's not too wet, do it when you add the liquid. fresh fruit can make the dough a bit too gloppy.

Comments

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

c's scones are awesome, and that's a big thing from me. i HATE scones in general, but i'll eat the ones he makes in a quick sec.

mmmmmm.

[wolvy]

Great! Plain, or with stuff in them?

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

both.

i and my partner are both big fans of the lavender. i took some sweet and some savory ones (i can no longer remember that kinds exactly) to an english class once, and everyone loved them.

i think i've seen him do currant, orange currant, some sort of nut, some sort of berry, plain and a few others.

as a note: i worked for him at sestos for a bit, so i had scones nearly every day for a while there :)

[wolvy]

That's awesome! :) I don't think Oklahomans are quite ready for lavender, but I'll do what I can to experiment. :)