Basic Baked Scones

I made scones for the first time the other night and my family loved them.  They were especially delicious with strawberry jam.  I can't believe I've never made them before... they are so easy.  This recipe comes from Our Best Bites.  I have been perusing their site a lot lately.  BTW, you've gotta love the Transformer plate in the picture.  That's what happens when you forget to take a picture until the last scone, which is sitting on your son's plate, is about to be consumed... no time to make it look nice.

Basic Baked Scones

1/3 cup real butter
1 ¾ cup flour
3 T sugar
2 1/2 t baking powder
¼ t salt
1 egg, beaten
4-6 T milk (I used all 6.)

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Cut in butter with pastry cutter until it resembles fine crumbs.

Combine egg and 4T milk. Slowly pour milk mixture into dry mixture while mixing with a fork to combine. If you need the additional 2 T milk to bring the dough together, add it. 

Gently pat dough into a circle, about 1/2 inch thick. Brush top with milk or beaten egg and sprinkle liberally with sugar.

Cut into 6 wedges and separate on a cookie sheet.Bake 10-12 minutes.The tops shouldn’t be brown, but the bottoms will be golden-brown and the tops set. Keep an eye on them and don’t over-bake.

 
While still warm, split and spread with butter and jam, lemon curd, honey-butter, just about anything! Or let them cool and use them for things like strawberry shortcake.