Guest Author - Brandii Lacey
When kids are in the mood to bake, but tired of the same old cookie recipe, scones are a nice change of pace.
Its important not to overwork the dough in these recipes. By teaching your kids the difference between kneading the dough and gently working with the dough, theyll learn a useful baking skill for their future baking endeavors.
Orange Cranberry Scone Recipe
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of self rising flour
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of low fat buttermilk
1 stick of unsalted butter
½ cup of orange juice
1 to ½ cup of dried cranberries
1 tablespoon of grated orange zest
Directions:
1. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the flour and sugar together in a large bowl.
3. Slice the butter into small pieces.
4. Mash the butter pieces into the flour and sugar mixture with a fork.
5. Combine the buttermilk and orange juice into a small bowl.
6. Pour the buttermilk/orange juice mixture into the flour mixture. Add
orange zest.
7. Gently form the dough into a ball with your hands.
8. Place on a lightly floured surface, and gently spread the dough out
with your hands.
9. Once the dough is in the shape of a circle, flatten it to about1/2 of an inch.
10. Slice the dough into pizza slices, and place on a greased cookie sheet.
11. Bake for fifteen to twenty minutes.
12. Store in an airtight container or bag.
Cinnamon Sugar Scone Recipe
1 ½ self rising flour
1/3 cup of Sugar
½ cup of sour cream
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 egg
3 tablespoons of cinnamon sugar (you can use more or less)
Directions:
Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.
Mix flour and sugar in a large bowl.
Cut the butter into small pieces, and add it to the flour mixture.
Mash the butter pieces into the mixtures using a fork.
In a small bowl, mix the egg and sour cream together, and add to the
flour mixture.
Stir gently, and then form into a ball.
Place the ball of dough on al lightly floured surface.
Gently spread the dough on the surface in the shape of a circle.
Generously sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the dough.
Slice the dough into pizza slices.
Bake for fifteen to twenty minutes.
A few tips for the scone recipes:
1. Place the stick of butter in the freezer for fifteen minutes before slicing. It will make slicing it into small pieces much easier.
2. The dough will be very sticky. As you get ready to move the dough from
the bowl to the floured surface, rub a little bit of flour on your hands, and
the dough will be easier to handle.
3. You can all kinds of different dried fruits to your scones. Gently stir them in after you have made the basic dough.
4. Sprinkle a touch of powdered sugar on top of the scones for some added sweetness.
