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I knew I found a winner when I tasted these Strawberry Scones. They were perfect; billowy, soft, crumbly, studded with a generous amount of fresh strawberries, and topped with a drizzle downpour of sweet glaze. Pair these with a mug of coffee and you’re set! If you’ve never attempted scones, you have to know they’re easy to make! More good news: once you have a good scone base, you can make all kinds of modifications for either sweet or savory scones.
You’ve probably eaten scones, but have you tried making them? There’s nothin’ to it! And the greatest part is, once you have a basic scone recipe, you can make it a hundred different ways; everything from dessert scones to savory biscuits.
These strawberry scones are soft and wonderful. I brought these over to my nieces birthday party and all 4 of my sisters and my Mom asked if I had the recipe posted yet; they wanted it!
This recipe was adapted from Better Homes and Gardens.
Learn How to Make Strawberry Scones:
1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add 1/2 cup (or 8 Tbsp) cold diced butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped fresh strawberries. Make a well/indentation in the center and set aside.
2. In a second bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add all of the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
3. Turn dough out onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and pat/shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut circle into 12 wedges and pull apart slightly. they should be at least 1/2″ apart.
4. Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min or until golden.
How to Make Easy Scone Glaze Recipe:
1. Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk then drizzle over the top. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it with more milk. Serve scones warm or at room temperature.
In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Print-Friendly Scones Recipe:
Strawberry Scones Recipe
Ingredients
Strawberry Scone Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp or 1 stick), chilled and diced
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, (chilled)
- 1 Tbsp milk, to brush the top
- 1/2 Tbsp course sugar, to sprinkle the top
Ingredients for Easy Scone Glaze:
- 2/3 cup Powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp Milk
Instructions
How to Make Strawberry Scones:
- Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 3 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Add 1/2 cup diced butter and cut it into flour using pastry blender until mixture resembles pea-sized coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped strawberries. Make an indentation in the center and set the bowl aside.
- In a second small mixing bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
- Place dough onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut into 12 equal wedges and pull them apart slightly (at least 1/2" apart).
- Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk, sprinkle with coarse sugar. Slide the parchment paper with scones onto a baking sheet and bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min, or until puffed and golden.
How to Make Scone Glaze Recipe:
- Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it out with more milk. Drizzle glaze over scones and serve scones warm or at room temperature.
Notes
*In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Now go conquer some scones!
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Not great, I’ve made perfect scones but decided to try a new recipe. Won’t do it again.
Hi, if you could provide more details on what went wrong, I will do my best to troubleshoot.
Made this for my brother’s birthday (doesn’t like cake) and it was a hit! Extremely delicious 😋
That’s awesome! I’s happy to know that it was a huge success!