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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Quick Bread: Scones in Muffin Pan


Quick bread:

Basic recipe for Scone

Make 12 Scones
Scones in Muffin Pan


Ingredients:

Self-raising flour     2 C
Plain flour              1/2 C
Sugar                    3/4 C
Butter                   1/4 C / 100g
Egg, beaten           1
Milk                      1 C



 
Instructions:


1)      Preheat oven to 350 F

2)      In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients, flours and sugar

3)      Use a fork to mash/ cut soften butter to little pieces.

4)      Using a spatula, cooperate  butter in the flour mixture,

5)      Pour milk, beaten egg, mix until ingredients well combined

6)      Drop a spoonful of mixture in each muffin baking liner/ sheet

7)      Bake until golden brown



Variations:

·         Plum Scone: place sliced plum on top of each muffin

·         Chocolate scone: mix in 1/4 Cup chocolate chip in mixture after other ingredients are combined




Tips: 
> To soften butter in a short period of time, microwave butter for approx. 10 seconds for this amount of (1/4 C) butter. Do not over heat, or butter will melt to liquid
> Scones server best when just baked out of the oven, to help maintain the moist in scones when keeping over night, put a piece of bread on top of scones.