Cinnamon Scones
Tender Cinnamon Scones with a slightly crunchy cinnamon streusel topping and more cinnamon streusel stuffed in the middle are just the thing to have for breakfast. They are a great compromise when you can’t decide among scones, coffee cake or cinnamon rolls.
Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients
For scones
- 2 cup all-purpose flour (281 g)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (45 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (2 g)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (2 g)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder (12 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (1 g)
- 4 oz unsalted butter (113 g, cubed & cold)
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (more or less, enough to fill 1 cup including the egg)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (2 g)
For cinnamon streusel
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (28 g, 1 oz)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (34 g)
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar (47 g, tightly packed)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (2 g)
Instructions
Prepare the streusel
- Add sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl and stir together with a whisk to distribute evenly. Toss in the cold cubed butter and cut with a pastry blender or a fork until the texture is sandy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Prepare the scones
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a measuring cup, add egg and buttermilk to fill 1 cup. Add vanilla extract, and beat to combine. Set aside.
- Add flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon to a medium mixing bowl and mix with a whisk to combine. Toss the cubed butter in the flour mixture and work it into the flour with the tip of your fingers until about large pea size.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and pour in the liquid mixture set aside earlier, reserving about 2 tablespoons to use as egg wash. Fold with a spatula or wooden spoon until a wet dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board, pat the dough out to about 1/2” thick and fold it over itself. Do this a few times to create layers. Shape into a rectangle.
- With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 12”x6”. Brush half of the rectangle with the reserved egg wash. Spread half of the cinnamon streusel on top of the egg wash and pat it down. Then fold the other half over like folding a book.
- Brush the top of the dough with egg wash again and spread the remaining cinnamon streusel on top. Cut into 8 triangles.
- Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 97g | Calories: 284kcal
