Scone Thugs-'n'-Harmony

Name: Scone Thugs-'n'-Harmony
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 177 milliliters (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and frozen; 532 milliliters cake flour; 118 milliliters cold heavy cream, plus extra for brushing; 2 larges Grated zest of lemons; 79 milliliters sugar, plus more for sprinkling; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Scone Thugs-'n'-Harmony might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 367 calories, 5g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, lemon zest, cake flour, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Scottish cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder and pulse a few times.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Baking Paper

Food Processor

Baking Sheet

Bowl

Add the lemon zest and butter and pulse until the mixture is pale yellow and the consistency of cornmeal. (If you don’t have a food processor, just whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, then cut in the zest and butter with a pastry blender.)

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Lemon Zest

Cornmeal

Butter

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Food Processor

Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Transfer the mixture to a wide mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in 1/2 cup of the cream and the vanilla. Using your hand, draw the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing until just combined (you don’t want to overmix, or the scones will be tough). If the mixture feels too dry and crumbly, add the remaining 1/4 cup cream.

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Vanilla

Cream

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Mixing Bowl

On a lightly floured surface, form the dough into a patty about 9 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick.

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Dough

Cut into 8 wedges.

Transfer each wedge to the prepared baking sheet and chill in the freezer for at least 15 minutes. (This will firm up the butter so it will create flaky layers when baked.)

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Butter

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Baking Sheet

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Remove the scones from the freezer, brush the tops with heavy cream, and sprinkle with sugar.

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Heavy Cream

Sugar

Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake, rotating the pan from front to back halfway through, until the scones are golden brown and the tops are firm to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving...that is, if you can wait that long.

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Oven

Frying Pan