With a Saturday on the calendar sans plans and a very much pregnant mama walking around, we decided to stay home and do a little tea party with our favorite four year old. We bought a few special things from a favorite local bakery and made {really good} tea sandwiches. I decided we needed just one more thing: scones. How can we have tea without some sort of scone? I realize how silly I sound, especially at 38 weeks pregnant. No need for the reminder … my dearest husband and family members constantly remind me of this 😉
But trust me, even at 38 weeks pregnant and with {sometimes} low energy levels, I thought this recipe was super quick and easy. The dough/cooking time was very forgiving {I may have forgotten about them for a few extra minutes in the oven}, and the finished product was extremely satisfying. I won’t keep you in suspense. Let’s get to the recipe.
Scone Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (I also found that this will work well with margarine)
1 egg, separated
3 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup buttermilk (Make your own: 1/3 cup milk mixed with 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Glaze Ingredients
1 cup powdered sugar
3 teaspoons water (You can absolutely use milk if preferred)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Separate the egg white and yolk. Set the egg white aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix egg yolk, honey and buttermilk. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Form dough into a ball on a lightly floured surface. Dough will be sticky! That’s okay – you’re doing it right.
- Pat the dough into a circle about half an inch in thickness. Cut into preferred shape. I used a heart cookie cutter, but I know most people prefer cut it like a pizza and create slices. This will create 8 pieces, whether it be slices or hearts or another shape of your choosing.
- Transfer to a parchment-covered or greased baking sheet.
- Whisk the egg white until froth forms and brush over the tops of scones. Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over egg-white-topped scones.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 to 13 minutes.
- Pull scones from oven and place on cooling rack.
- Mix together powdered sugar, water and vanilla until glaze forms. Drizzle over scones.
- Eat and enjoy! xo
