Buttermilk Scones

Name: Buttermilk Scones Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 cups Flour; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks room temp butter; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup currants blueberries or fruit of choice

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

3 cups Flour1/3 cup sugar1 tsp salt2 1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda3/4 cup, 1 1/2 sticks room temp butter1 cup buttermilk1/2 cup currants, blueberries or fruit of choice

Directions

Heat oven to 400 F. Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter with pastry blender, or your choice of implement, mixing to coarse meal. Add buttermilk and mix just til combined - don't overmix. Add fruit. Divide dough into 2 parts. Pat out each to a circle, then cut into 8 pieces. Hint: if using fresh fruit e.g. blueberries pat out 1/2 of one of the circles then place blueberries on top and add the other half of this circle and proceed to cut inot 8 parts. Place each scones on baking sheet and bake for approx. 15 minutes. Makes 16 scones.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOW4ME2.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 193.6
Total Fat: 8.9 g
Cholesterol: 23.3 mg
Sodium: 302.7 mg
Total Carbs: 26.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 2.7 g

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Member Reviews

PATRICIAANN46
Excellent................ - 12/24/20
CHERIEP1967
This is my favorite recipe for scones! I've used the same recipe found in a Sunset Breads cookbook for years. Yum! - 12/31/10