Scones

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Dough Also Rises

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (54)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(54)

Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 dozen

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup cream
1 egg
Handful dried currants or dried cranberries

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.

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Christena Chesterbrook, PA 11-06-2009
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Not as Good as Advertised
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

The dough is very, very sticky. Also, the finished product is quite bitter. Maybe like one reviewer said, there is too... much baking powder in the recipe. And, there were not nearly enough cranberries. I have to toss out all the scones because we cannot take the bitterness.Read more
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Alison Chicago, IL 10-28-2009
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Nice & Flaky
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is my first time ever making scones and my friend advised to make this recipe. Well, it turned out really tender, flaky... and biscuity, but the dough was STICKY. I had to sprinkle a bunch of flour all over but was still sticky and hard to handle. I couldn't even form them into anything so they turned out in monster globs. Is it supposed to be this way?? Plus the cranberry flavor wasn't too prominent so I'll just add more next time, if there is a next time; I couldn't stand the ultra-stickiness.Read more
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Kay El Cerrito, CA 10-12-2009
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yum
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A little background. The extent of my baking usually goes as far as packaged cake mix, but it just looked so easy that I had... to try it. I am a huge lover of scones and I'm always on the lookout for good ones. My favorite is this one from a local coffee shop with cinnamon and currents. For this recipe, I used defrosted frozen blueberries an walnuts that I had on hand. I don't have a stand mixer either so I just did it the old fashioned way, pinching the butter through the mix. It came out great. I did think it needed more sugar so I dipped the top in some royal icing. I also tasted some bitterness no doubt due to the baking powder so I think I'll cut it by 1 tsp next time and see how it turns out. I also added about a tsp of cinnamon just because I like cinnamon in my scones. Yay for Alton!Read more
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Pat Smyrna, TN 09-27-2009
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Simply Awesone!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made lots of scones before, but these are the best - by far! I've added white chocolate & macadamia nut; lemon... blueberry, orange cranberry and plain chocolate chip - so many ways to change them up. I have to make a double batch if I'm to get any as my husband and sone eat them almost as fast as I can make them. Thanks Alton!Read more
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Edward Tampa, FL 07-10-2009
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Whole WHEAT!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made scones with whole wheat wife and grand kids love them
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Christine South Jordan, UT 06-27-2009
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Yuumm!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Really good! Came out fluffy soft and delicious! I added and extra 1/4 c. sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla and dash of... cinnamon to help it sweeten up a little...I have a major sweet tooth! Than I piled it with jam and butter! These scones are my new guilty pleasure! Mmmm...definitely give it a try! :)Read more