Buttermilk Scones

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Nice outcome. Had some butter and preserves on these with some tea.
Probably will put some more sugar next time, they were not as sweet as I would have liked, otherwise easy to make in a pinch!

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This is nearly identicle to the recipe in the 'Fannie Farmer Baking Book' Marion Cunningham Edition 1984. Marion adds a tsp orange zest in the dough and 3/4 cup currants...I use a cup of craisins. The glaze has the cream with 2 tbs sugar and 1/4 tsp cinnamon brushed on the uncut dough. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 12 min on a ungreased baking sheet...I use parchment paper in the pan.

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I made a batch and a half and added fresh diced lemon, frozen blueberries, chocolate chips, and currents(all in separate balls of dough the blueberries and lemon required extra flour to counteract the juice, but once I fixed that(and cleaned all og the goo that I could off my hands they worked well. I separated small balls(roughly golf ball sized and shaped them into triangles on the sheet, before baking them. they turned out very nice and I have 34 scones.(I think they were larger in this recipe but i am making them for a medium sized group If you mix in fruit that has much of any juice, make sure you flour the board and the bowl and sprinkle it onto the dough so you don't get a mess! also, you might want to bake it slightly longer so its not doughey. The lemon added a nice sharp tang to them.

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I am THRILLED with this recipe and will be making these a lot! Today I randomly felt like making scones and these directions called for ingredients pretty much everyone has in their house. If you don't have buttermilk, don't deal with all that vinegar/lemon junk, just substitute sour cream for buttermilk and dilute it with a bit of half and half which make it sweeter and not so thick. I also like my scones sweeter, so I added more sugar than called for. These were absolutely delicious!

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Try these with dried tart cherries and white chocolate chips...about a cup of each. Also, I don't use heavy cream but rather extra buttermilk to brush over the tops, then I lightly sprinkle with raw sugar. Very good recipe.

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I'm no scone authority, but these were quick and easy to make and tasted great. I did add almond extract and toasted almonds because given the ingredients it seemed bland. Great versatile recipe.

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I never made scones from scratch before, I always buy scones when they are available. These were easy enough to make but I had to cook them 10 minutes longer than posted in order to brown. After they were brown I found they had no taste, they needed more than just the raisins I added. I will make scones again but search for a better recipe.

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I make these scones almost every day cause I have someone requesting them cause either they have had it at my house before or someone has told them about the scones. They are the # 1 request I get at all the potlucks or any event I go to.

Some variations: I make with fresh blueberries. I also mix dried blueberries and cranberries. Sometimes I make them with dried cherries.

If I don't have buttermilk I use milk with 2 tbls of lemon or vinegar.

I brush the top with cream...if I don't have cream I go out and get some. I think that makes a huge difference!

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I made a dozen batches of this scone recipe as mason jar gifts over Christmas. I used buttermilk powder and substituted a cup of water for the "buttermilk." I received rave reviews from the recipients of the recipe (which was coupled with homemade lemon curd - google easy lemon curd and use the recipe from a magazine that's really quite "fine.".

I finally made this recipe myself this morning and it is nice. Not overly sweet, a perfect compliment for a nice spread or just a light smear of butter and honey. I like a simple scone without a lot of extra stuff in it, and this definitely delivers. What is also nice, is it's a simple enough recipe that you can add herbs and adapt it for a savory herb scone, savory cheese scone, or add some other edible goodies (fresh berries, chocolate chips, etc.. This is certainly a keeper.

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these scones are absolutely delicious, they are moist and very light and fluffy, you can almost put anything if you dont like raisins or dried fruit, Ive made them with cheese and they turned out really yummy. Im actually English and I dont agree with the other comments about English scones being crumbly, but if you want crumbs you add more flour! thats a quick fix no?