Brown Sugar Scones
Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. dark brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 3/4 c. whole milk
Process
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Measure flour, baking powder, salt, and dark brown sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Stir together so that the dry ingredients are well blended. Add the cold butter and using either your fingertips or a pastry cutter (I use my pastry cutter), combine the butter with the dry ingredients until you have a mostly sandy consistency with some pea-sized lumps of butter left. Pour the milk into the mixture and use a fork to stir together, just until all of the flour is dampened and the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently press it together to form a disc about an inch thick. Be careful not to knead this dough, as that will make it tough, and don't worry too much about getting the shape and height perfect. Just eyeball it. Place the disc onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and, using a knife or bench scraper, cut the disc like a pie into 8 equal slices. Optional - lightly brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with course sugar. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, until golden brown but not burnt on the bottoms. Best eaten as soon as they are cool enough to touch, but will keep in an airtight container for a day or two.
Enjoy! - KB