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Honey Scones

honey scones on a wire baking rack with butter in the foreground and honey in the background
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These Honey Scones are so good. They come together easily with a super nice, workable dough and taste amazing.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 scones 1x
  • Category: Breakfast, Snack

Ingredients

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  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp salted butter
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 2 eggs one is for an optional egg wash

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
  3. Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
  4. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender until pea-sized lumps form.
    butter cut into dry ingredients for honey scones
  5. Add the honey, sour cream, milk and one of the eggs *beaten* and stir gently with a fork just until the dough begins to come together. Some crumbly/dry bits are okay.
    wet ingredients added to honey scone mixture
  6. Turn the dough out onto a clean, floured work surface. Scoop any dry bits on top of dough mound so you can fold them in easily.
    scone dough that has been turn out on to work surface
  7. Knead the dough gently about 10 times, it should come together to form a relatively smooth dough and be shaped into a ball easily. Then flatten into a disc that is about ½ inch thick.
    scone dough being kneaded
  8. Cut into 8 slices and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment. If you are doing the egg wash, beat the extra egg and brush each scone with egg using a pastry brush.
    scone slices being brushed with egg wash
  9. Bake for 13-15 minutes, until scones are golden brown.
    honey scones on a baking sheet after baking in the oven
  10. Enjoy!

To make honey cinnamon butter

  1. Combine 1 stick of softened butter with 1 tbsp honey and ¼ tsp cinnamon in a mixing bowl.
  2. Use an electric mixer to beat until smooth. Serve with scones. Store any extra in fridge for up to two weeks.
    whipped honey cinnamon butter

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/honey-scones/