Wonderful soft scones. Great with coffee!
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. Cut butter into chunks and mix with flour mix in food processor.(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.
Variations:
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated orange rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and substituting dried cranberries for the raisins.
Lemon-Blueberry Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding a generous teaspoon of finely grated lemon rind (zest) to the dry ingredients and substituting dried blueberries for the raisins.
Cherry-Almond Scones
Follow the recipe for Simple Scones, adding 1/2 tsp. almond extract to the sour cream mixture and substituting dried cherries for the raisins.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (90g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 8 | ||
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Calories: 298 | ||
Calories from Fat: 130 (44%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 14.5g | 19 % | |
Saturated Fat 8.8g | 44 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 3.8g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.7g | ||
Cholesterol 61.9mg | 19 % | |
Sodium 107.3mg | 4 % | |
Potassium 98.8mg | 3 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 37.2g | 11 % | |
Dietary Fiber 1.2g | 5 % | |
Sugars, other 36g | ||
Protein 5.3g | 8 % | |
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Calories per serving: 298
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