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The Best Scones Recipe

No, your scone is NOT supposed to be a sad dry heap of useless carbs! The best scones are crispy on the edges and tender in the middle. They are buttery, flaky, perfectly moist pieces of breakfast perfection that are surprisingly easy to make with a few tips. Don't let the sad coffeehouse selections...
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1 hr 5 min
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CALORIES
$2.40
PER SERVING
The Best Scones Recipe
Ingredients
17 INGREDIENTS
6 SERVINGS
Egg
1 large egg
Sour Cream
1/3 cup sour cream
Sugar
1/2 cup sugar
Kosher Salt
1/2 tsp kosher salt
Kosher Salt
1/4 tsp kosher salt
All Purpose Flour
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Cold Cream Cheese
1 pkg cold cream cheese
Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Baking Powder
1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Vanilla
2 tsp vanilla
Vanilla
1/2 tsp vanilla
Cream
cream
Heavy Cream
1/3 cup heavy cream
Milk
1 tbsp milk
Butter
1/2 cup butter
frozen butter is great too
Butter
2 tbsp butter
Directions
56 STEPS
10 min
PREP TIME
25 min
COOK TIME
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
127g
CARBS
54g
FAT
11g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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