5 minutes Scones
One Sarcastic Baker recipe - American
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 3/4 Cups AP Flour ((360 g / 13 oz))
- 1/4 Cup Sugar ((50 g / 2 oz))
- 1 TBS Baking Powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 2/3 Cups Heavy Cream ((400 ml))
- 2 tsp Almond Extract (or your choice of flavoring)
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar ((120 g / 4 1/4 oz))
- 1-2 TBS Milk
- 3/4 tsp Lemon Extract
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 TBS Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set a side.
- 2
In a large bowl, place the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt and drizzle in the cream and extract.
- 3
Using a wooden spoon, mix the ingredients together until all the flour is hydrated.
- 4
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and gently knead it with you hand a few times. Just until the dough comes together.
- 5
Divind the dough into two, and shape each part into 4”-6” sized disk (depending on the desize size.)
- 6
Cut each disk into 4, 6 or 8 pieces and brush with some heavy cream.
- 7
Bake for 20-25 minutes. If time permits, allow to cool before glazing.
- 8
When ready to glaze, mix the glaze ingredients together until smooth and drizzle the scones. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.