The GüdDish Scones

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Serves 4–6 · 20–25 min prep · 70–85 min total · 5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 8 cups milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbs baking powder
  • 2/3 tsp salt

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease or line your pan as needed.

  2. 2

    Beat the butter with the sugar until the mixture looks even. Mix in the milk. In a second bowl, whisk flour, salt, and leaveners and spices from your list. Fold dry into wet until just combined.

    1/2cbutter
    2/3tspsalt
    2cflour
    8cmilk
    1/2ccream
    3/4csugar
    1tbsbaking powder
  3. 3

    Scrape the batter or dough into the pan (or scoop cookies onto a sheet) and level or space evenly.

  4. 4

    Bake until a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter. Cool in the pan a few minutes, then on a rack.

  5. 5

    Serve once cool enough to hold together. Store covered once fully cool.