Buttery Baked Scones
Nutrition
Calories: 302 kcalCarbohydrates: 44 gProtein: 9 gFat: 18 gSaturated Fat: 13 gCholesterol: 43 mgSodium: 314 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 7 gVitamin A: 11.625 IUCalcium: 36 mgIron: 11 mg
Ingredients
- 4 cups cake flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp grated orange zest
- 8 tbsp cold unsalted butter cut into pieces
- 1-1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the orange zest. Add the cold butter to the flour mixture and, using a fork or pastry blender, cut the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. In another bowl, mix together the cream and buttermilk and add all at once to the dry ingredients.
- Stir the dough with a rubber spatula just until it is moistened. Turn out onto a floured board and pat out to a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle. Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut into rounds. Place the rounds 1 inch apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until puffed and lightly browned.