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Sour cream scones

When it comes to scones, you really are spoiled for choice. Scones can be sweet, savory or with some thing, like sour cream scones.

Ingredients

1 c flour
1 pn salt
1 1⁄2 T butter
4 T milk (plus some extra for glazing)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450° F (225° C).
  2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in butter. Add sour cream and milk at once; mix with a knife until obtaining a soft, not sitcky, dough.
  3. Turn the dough on to a lightly floured board and knead it quickly until it is smooth.
  4. Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick. cut 9 to 10 rounds with a cookie cutter and transfer them to a buttered cookie sheet. glaze tops with milk.
  5. Bake towards top of the hot oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until well risen and golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with butter and jam or butter and cheese.
Total time
35 minutes
Cooking time
10
Preparation time
25
Yield
4 servings

Notes

Yogurt scones - use 4 tablespoons plain yogurt instead of sour cream. The scones will be slightly less moist.

Buttermilk scones - use 1/2 cup buttermilk instead of sour cream and milk.

Source

British cuisine

easy, bake
cakes, tea time
British food recipes
Food in Europe

f you don't have sour cream, yogurt or buttermilk, add 1Tbs lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk and let stand for 5 minutes. Use this instead of sour cream, yogurt or buttermilk.