Homemade Buttermilk Strawberry Scones

These Buttermilk Strawberry Scones are tender and delicious. They are fantastic with a cup of hot coffee or tea. You can even freeze them, and bake later.

Course Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American, British

Keyword 7-Hour Lamb, Buttermilk Strawberry Scones, Scones

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings scones

Calories 231kcal

Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Ingredients

1 cup strawberries or other fruit
3 tablespoons sugar granulated; sweeten the fruit to taste
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter in cubes, slightly softened
2/3 cup buttermilk cold; or half and half

TOPPING:

1 tablespoon sugar or turbinado sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. (I use a Silpat mat or parchment paper.)
If using larger fruit, cut into bite-sized pieces.
Sprinkle fruit with 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Taste the berries for sweetness; set aside. Be sure to make the pieces small, or they tend to fall out of the dough.
Combine remaining sugar with flour, baking powder and salt.
Add butter, using a pastry cutter or 2 knives to cut in butter (you may want to use your fingers to be sure butter is evenly mixed into flour).
Stir in fruit; then add ream/half-and-half/buttermilk all at once. NOTE: I used buttermilk.
Use spatula to gently stir dough until it holds together.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to incorporate dry ingredients.
Be gentle so you don't break up the berries and don't overwork the dough. Sprinkle dough with flour if it gets sticky.
Press (pat) the dough into a circle 3/4 inch thick.
If any berries peek out, push them into dough.
Cut circle into 6-8 wedges, then transfer wedges to the cookie sheet, leaving at least 1/2 inch of space between them.
Bake 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with sugar (I used turbinado) and bake 5-10 more minutes or until the tops are beginning to brown and spring back when you push them.
Keep a careful watch and check every 5 minutes - you do not want dry scones!). (The sprinkling of sugar over the top for the last few minutes of baking creates a simple, sparkly topping.)

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