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Fireweed Scones

Fireweed Scones — a scone recipe, 9 ingredients.

Scone

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ cup fireweed blossoms
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 5 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup sour cream → lactose-free sour cream or coconut yogurt

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix dry ingredients together.
  2. Cut the butter into five pieces and cut into dry ingredients until crumbly.
  3. Mix sour cream and egg yolk together, and mix with dry ingredients until all ingredients are combined. Dough will be sticky.
  4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and sprinkle blossoms on top.
  5. Knead lightly (only about 10 times) to mix flowers in.
  6. Pat out into a square about ¾ inch thick.
  7. Cut into 4 squares, and cut each square diagonally to make 8 scones.
  8. Bake at for 12 to 15 minutes.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0