English Cream Tea Scones Recipe
I have been making these for years and just decided I wanted to post it as a recipe for others to enjoy. These scones are slightly sweet and make a wonderful breakfast quick bread or are fabulous for a High Tea!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter (Cold)
- 8 ounces whipping cream
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
- Using a pastry blender or fork, cut cold Butter into small slices and blend with the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly looking.
- Add in the Whipping cream and stir.
- On a floured surface, gently knead dough 5 or 6 times.
- Cut dough in half.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press each half into an 8inch circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges each but do not separate.
- Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cut into wedges and serve warm.
Add Your Own Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 627gCalories: 144.6kcalCarbohydrates: 16.1gProtein: 1.9gFat: 8.3gSaturated Fat: 5.1gCholesterol: 27.1mgSodium: 266.7mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 3.2g
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