Cardamom Scones
Recipe: #44167
February 08, 2025
Categories: Breads, British, Quick Breads, Sour Cream Heavy Cream, more
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Ingredients
- Garnish:
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- Cardamom Glaze:
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (116.9 g)
- Calories 441
- Total Fat - 19.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.5 g
- Cholesterol - 53.3 mg
- Sodium - 407.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 65.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 41.6 g
- Protein - 5.5 g
- Calcium - 171.2 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Add the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl and grate the butter.
Step 2
With your fingertips, incorporate the chunks of butter into the flour mixture until well incorporated
Step 3
Be careful not to add more moisture!
Step 4
Dump the scone dough onto the prepared baking sheet and gently knead it into a ball.
Step 5
Press down until the scones are about 1 inch tall and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
Step 6
While the scones are chilling, preheat the oven to 400 F.
Step 7
Remove the scones from the fridge, slice into 8-10 wedges and separate on the tray to avoid touching as they rise.
Step 8
Lightly brush the tops of the scones with cream, then sprinkle with mixed cardamom sugar.
Step 9
Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Step 10
When done, the scones will be golden brown on the bottoms.
Step 11
Allow the scones to cool on the tray as you prepare the glaze.
Step 12
For the best appearance, let the scones cool at least 15-20 minutes before glazing.
Step 13
To make the glaze: Sift sugar and cardamom together.
Step 14
Whisk together half of the powdered sugar mixture with the heavy cream .
Step 15
Once the mixture starts to come together, add the remaining powdered sugar.
Step 16
Adding enough cream to drizzle.
Step 17
Drizzle the glaze over the scones.
Tips
No special items needed.