Sour Cream Scones Recipes

GRANDMA JOHNSON'S SCONES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda, and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened. Mix in the raisins.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4 inch thick round. Cut into 12 wedges, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom.

RICH SOUR CREAM SCONES, FROM 1928

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl.
• Cut in the butter.
• Stir in the currents.
• Mix the beaten egg yolk with the sour cream and stir into the dry mix to make a smooth dough.
• Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly for 10 seconds.
• Pat or roll the dough into two 6 inch rounds 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
• Score each round into quarters but do not cut through.
• Bake in hot oven (425 degrees) for 15 to 18 minutes.

SIMPLE SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
• Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
• Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 °.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the cold butter to the flour and toss to coat.
• Using your thumbs and fingers shingle the butter into the flour as directed in the post.
• In a smaller mixing bowl beat egg and then add the sour cream and milk or cream to the egg and whisk to combine.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg /sour cream mixture.
• Mix using a fork until the flour is hydrated and the dough just comes together. It will be shaggy.
• Turn the dough onto a piece of parchment paper and form a 6-8 inch circle. Don't overwork the dough or pat it smooth.
• Cut the dough round into 8 even wedges and put them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Chill the wedges for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Bake the scones in the center of the oven for 15-20 minutes until the outside is risen and golden and the center is done.
• When the scones are done cool them completely on a wire rack.
• Make a glaze.
• Add the confectioner's sugar, 1 TBS milk or cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
• Drizzle on top of the cooled scones.
• Sprinkle sanding sugar over the scones liberally.
• Serve with butter and jam or lemon curd.

SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 °F.
• In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add the cubed butter until a coarse meal forms. Pulse in the sour cream and egg yolk until just combined.
• Turn the sticky dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together into a ball. Gently pat the dough down into a 3/4-inch thick square shape. With a large knife cut the dough square into 4 smaller, equal squares. Then cut each smaller square diagonally, with an X, making 4 smaller triangles.
• Transfer the 16 triangles onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of each scone with heavy cream and sprinkle it with some coarse sugar. This will create a shiny and crunchy top for the scones. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the bottoms of the scones are light brown.
• Remove from oven, cool slightly on the sheet pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

EASY 5-CHEESE SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in shredded cheese.
• Make well in center of flour mixture. Mix sour cream and milk. Add to flour mixture; stir with fork just until moistened.
• Spoon onto parchment-covered baking sheet; pat to 10-inch circle. Cut into 10 wedges. Gently separate wedges; brush with egg. Sprinkle with combined Parmesan and chives.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.

SOUR CREAM FRUIT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees with a rack in the upper third. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate butter directly into the dry ingredients, stopping a few times along the way to toss the butter pieces into the flour. Use your fingers to work the butter into slightly smaller pieces. Add cherries and toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and milk. Add to the flour mixture, and use a fork to stir until all the dry flour bits are incorporated, but the dough is still shaggy. Smoosh and knead the dough a few times until it barely holds together, then dump the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
• Pat dough to a 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 8 squares, transfer to the prepared sheet, and brush the tops with beaten egg.
• Bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool slightly. Scones will keep, covered at room temperature, for 3 days. Reheat, if you like, in a toaster oven or at 350 degrees until warmed through.

SOUR CREAM AND FRUIT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees with a rack in the upper third. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate butter directly into the dry ingredients, stopping a few times along the way to toss the butter pieces into the flour. Use your fingers to work the butter into slightly smaller pieces. Add cherries and toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and milk. Add to the flour mixture, and use a fork to stir until all the dry flour bits are incorporated, but the dough is still shaggy. Smoosh and knead the dough a few times until it barely holds together, then dump the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
• Pat dough to a 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 8 squares, transfer to the prepared sheet, and brush the tops with beaten egg.
• Bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool slightly. Scones will keep, covered at room temperature, for 3 days. Reheat, if you like, in a toaster oven or at 350 degrees until warmed through.

SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• Add the cubed, cold butter until a coarse meal forms.
• Pulse in the sour cream and egg yolk until just combined.
• Turn the sticky dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together into a ball.
• Gently pat the dough down into a 3/4 inch thick square shape.
• With a large knife cut the dough square into 4 smaller, equal squares.
• Then cut each smaller square diagonally, with an X, making 4 smaller triangles.
• Transfer the 16 triangles onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Brush the tops of each scone with heavy cream and sprinkle it with some sugar in the raw.
• This will create a shiny and crunchy top for the scones.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the bottoms of the scones are light brown.
• Remove from oven, cool slightly on the sheet pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

SAVORY CHEDDAR-SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in shredded cheese.
• Make well in center of flour mixture. Mix sour cream and milk. Add to flour mixture; stir with fork just until moistened.
• Spoon onto parchment-covered baking sheet; pat to 10-inch circle. Cut into 10 wedges. Gently separate wedges; brush with egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan and onions.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.