Scones Tips
All tips tagged scones ✕
Use unsalted butter when you bake. Salt is added to butter to mask flavor and extend shelf life.
Using a pastry cutter, work cold butter into your dry ingredients until incorporated. Should resemble small peas.
Gently fold mix-ins like blueberries, chocolate chips, and nuts into dry mixture before adding wet ingredients.
Measure and premix wet ingredients like cream, buttermilk, oil, pumpkin, eggs, or vanilla before adding to dry ingredients.
Carefully fold wet ingredients into dry mixture. Do not over mix and activate glutens in the flour. This step makes or breaks a tender baked good.
Handle dough as little as possible when forming into scones, biscuits, or cookies. This will ensure they remain tender, not tough.
Bake cookies, scones, and biscuits on parchment paper or baking mat to keep from sticking to cookie sheet.