You’ll feel like you’re floating on air when you eat this light and flaky scones recipe. It’s a novel substitute for your run-of-the-mill morning cereal bowl.
How To Make Light and Flaky Scones
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
12 mins
Total:
22 mins
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- 2 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 6 tbsp. sweet unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, 1 tbsp. sugar, and butter until mixture resembles crumbs.
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Beat the eggs and reserve 1 tbsp. full.
- Add milk and eggs to flour mixture; stir until dough is formed.
- Roll dough on lightly floured surface into a 9x6 rectangle about 1/2 inches thick.
- Cut into 3" squares and then into triangles.
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Place these about an inch apart on a greased cookie sheet.
- Brush with reserved egg and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar.
- Bake for 12 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 3g
- :
- Calcium: 76mg
- Calories: 127kcal
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Cholesterol: 48mg
- Fat: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 34mg
- Protein: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 222mg
- Vitamin A: 241IU
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