Description
Delicious homemade cinnamon swirl scones that are perfect for breakfast and guaranteed to impress your family.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cream or heavy milk
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup icing sugar (optional, for drizzling)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut the cold butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
- Add the baking powder, salt, and brown sugar, and mix well.
- Stir in the cream or milk gently until just combined.
- Roll the dough into a rectangle and sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Roll up the dough like a cinnamon roll and flatten slightly into a circle.
- Slice the dough into triangle wedges.
- Place the wedges on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool and drizzle with icing sugar if desired.
Notes
Use cold butter for the flakiest scones. You can freeze the dough to bake fresh scones later.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg