Buttermilk Scones

Transform your kitchen into a cozy bakery with the aroma of fresh-baked buttermilk scones! Use this recipe to bake scones that are perfectly golden, flaky, and moist. They are also super easy to customize with your favorite additions! Bake a batch for breakfast, a weekend brunch, or an afternoon tea-party.

Cook Time27

Total Time27

Course: Baked goods, Breakfast

Keyword: buttermilk

Servings: servings

Calories: 279kcal

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
1 cup butter room temperature
6 Tbsp granulated sugar
3 large eggs
⅓ cup water

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Instructions

In medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder and Buttermilk Blend.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy.
Add sugar and beat 3 to 5 minutes until pale and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Scrape sides of bowl; reduce speed to low.
Add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Scrape sides.
Add water and mix just until blended.
Remove bowl from machine.
Scoop 1/3 cup cupfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, placing mounds about 2 inches apart. (An ice cream scoop speeds scooping.)
Loosely cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 45 minutes (or freeze and, when hard, remove to a plastic bag and freeze for up to 6 weeks).
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Uncover scones and bake 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 325°F and bake an additional 13 minutes, or until pale golden brown.
Cool, uncovered, on a wire rack.Variations: Once dough is mixed, you can fold in things such as SACO Chocolate Chips, flavored chips, nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, coconut, dried fruit, or whatever your taste buds desire! Note:

Notes

If you do not have a large electric mixer, simply use a sturdy bowl and a hand electric mixer to make dough.

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