Community Pick
Cinnamon scones

photo by Hadice




- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
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For dusting
- sugar
- cinnamon
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- Spray two baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
- Combine sour cream and baking soda in a small bowl.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt in another bowl.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Combine egg with sour cream mixture, add cinnamon.
- Gently stir into flour mixture until moistened.
- IMPORTANT: knead dough briefly, no more than 10 times.
- Divide dough into two, place on baking sheet and pat into 3/4 inch thickness.
- Cut each round into 6 wedge-shaped pieces.
- Move scones so they are not touching (at least 3 inches), dust with sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
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Reviews
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These scones are outstanding; they are crisp on the outside and so tender on the inside. Flavor is perfectly balanced. I've developed a "quick" method for mixing. Place the dry ingredients in the bowl of a Kitchen Aid; using the whisk attachment, blend and then add butter. Whisk until the mixture is the size of bread crumbs. Add sour creme mixture and whisk slowly until moistened. Switch to dough hook and knead briefly. It's fast and easy; there's no noticeable difference in the resulting scones!
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This is my favorite scone recipe of all time!<br/>A few suggestions:<br/>- If you use parchment paper under them, they will turn a nice, even, light brown<br/>- Mix the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers. It takes a little longer, but it's worth it. I've tried using a pastry blender and a cuisinart, but neither method worked as well. <br/>- You can get terrific mini cinnamon chips year round at www.preparedpantry.com. I got good results by mixing them into the flour/butter mixture before adding the sour cream.<br/>- I divided one batch into four 5" circles and cut them into 6 wedges each. They took about 18-19 min.<br/>- I like to brush scones with cream or milk, and then sprinkle them with turbinado sugar before baking. On a whim I tried brushing them with coconut milk the last time, and it worked pretty well.<br/>- Don't overcook them. They come out of the oven very soft, but they will firm up after they cool.<br/><br/>Thank you Najwa for posting this recipe.
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These scones were awesome! I used all 4 teaspoons of cinnamon ~ we are real cinnamon lovers. They were perfect! I made 16 scones right before bed and the next time I looked the kids had polished off 6 of them. The rest were gone at breakfast. We will definately be making these often. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Tweaks
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Yummy! I did make a few substitutions -- like other reviewers, I replaced 1/2 cup of the butter with 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; I also used fat free sour cream, used 1/2 Splenda & 1/2 sugar, and 2 cups whole wheat flour in place of 2 cups of the white flour. I also added about 1/2 cup of cinnamon chips. I found the dough to be rather dry, but after working with it for a little while it did come together. The scones didn't rise as high as I had expected, but was probably due to my substitutions. Their flavor is very good - real "cinnamony" - especially yummy warmed up with a little butter on top! I will make these again soon. Thanks for posting! -M =)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
najwa
St. Louis, MO
Hi .. The pic is of my beautiful son, born on 2/5/2005. His name is Tariq, meaning Bright Star. As I type this, he is blowing bubbles in his water cup and watching cartoons. He whined to get this water for 15 mins and now he won't drink it, he will only play with it. Sigh..
A few days ago he came up with this song, so sing along to the tune of "Old McDonald" :
Old McTariq
Laq Laq Laq
E I E I OOOOOO
LOL I thought it was the cutest thing :-)
When I'm not running around after my son, or cleaning up the mess he makes wherever he goes, I cook and bake (my husband loves the blueberry muffins I make) and I love trying new recipes ..
I also love to read, and collect sci-fi/fantasy novels .. I have over 500 books and still counting ..