I actually made these scones a year ago and frozen them to eat later and was really disappointed with how they turned out. They were really flat and while they tasted good I could also tell they were tough (meaning I over mixed the dough). I have a feeling maybe my baking powder was older or something so that might explain the flatness, but I wanted to try this recipe again.

This recipe calls for either AP flour or pastry flour. I keep wanting to try recipes like this with pastry flour, but I never remember when I’m at the store so I used AP flour. You mix all of the dry ingredients and then work in the butter. Then you’ll add the wet ingredients (setting aside 2 tablespoons to brush on top before baking).

Dump the dough out and gently roll it into a square so you can cut circles in the dough. This actually might have been where I went wrong the first time, as it can be easy to over mix during this process. I tried to get as many circles as I could and then barely pressed together the remaining bits so it didn’t toughen up too much. Pop this in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes.

These were much better and tasted very good, though I actually added my own flare to these and included a little orange zest or extract. All in all a great recipe and I was thankful they turned out this time so I could enjoy!

Recipe Used: King Arthur