Tea Party Scones
Discover the best homemade tea party scones recipe:Flaky, buttery, and easy to make with no buttermilk needed. Perfect for elegant gatherings!
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 Baking sheet
- 1 Pastry blender optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk or buttermilk (if you have buttermilk, omit the lemon juice)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (bottled is fine)
- 3 cups flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup firm butter (1 and 1/2 sticks, cut into chunks)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended.
- Using a pastry blender or two butter knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the butter is about the size of small peas.
- Make a well in the center of the butter-flour mixture and add your faux buttermilk all at once. You may stir the mixture with a fork until the dough pulls away from the side of a bowl, if you wish.
- Once the liquid has been absorbed, turn and press the dough gently down into the bowl a few times. This gathers up all of the loose butter-flour mixture.
- Divide the dough into four parts. Shape each part into a ball and place on a lightly floured board. Lightly pat each ball into a circle.
- Cut each circle into four parts and place the wedges on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Place on a rack to cool.
- Serve warm topped with clotted cream or jam.