A basic scone recipe you can dress up to suit any occasion, sweet or savoury!
Ingredients
2½ cups all-purpose flour (or substitute 1 cup with whole wheat flour)
1 tbsp granulated sugar
2½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup COLD butter, cubed
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk (I rarely have buttermilk...you can sour milk by putting 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice in a measuring cup and filling to 1 cup mark with regular milk, or you can just use sour cream, which I always do.)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper or dust with flour and set aside.
In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using pastry blender or your hands, cut in butter until crumbly, and approximately the texture of coarse crumbs.
In separate bowl, whisk egg with buttermilk and pour over flour mixture. Sprinkle in any additions, up to about 1¼ cups of extras, if desired. Stir with a fork to make soft, ragged dough.
With lightly floured hands, press dough into a ball and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 10 times. Pat/stretch into a 10x7" rectangle, straightening edges as much as possible.
Cut rectangle into 6 squares, then cut each square diagonally in half to make 12 triangles. Place on prepared pan and add any toppings you want, patting them down lightly.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes, until golden. Serve warm or transfer to rack to cool. Freeze leftovers and reheat as needed.
Recipe by Hidden Ponies at https://hiddenponies.com/2011/04/buttermilk-scones/