Biscones Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE BISCONIE COSTCO RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F, or 190°C.
• Mix evenly all the sugar, baking powder, salt, and flour. It's even better if you take the time to sift all of them into the bowl. Cut up the butter into smaller cubes. Mix in the orange peels and the butter.
• With your finger, work thru the butter and mix it with the dry ingredients as best you can.
• Stir the milk and one egg, plus the yolk of the second egg (keep the whites, you will need them at the final step) until it's evenly whisked, and add the mixture to the bowl of other ingredients.
• Work them together swiftly, and transfer them to any clean, flat surface in your kitchen.
• Now it's time to add the dried and candied fruits. Work it together, but try to be fast.
• To make the bisconies soft, avoid overworking the dough. Flatten the dough with your hands on the flat surface. Skip the rolling pin. You can either cut the rolled-out, flattened dough into squares, triangles, or circles with a cookie cutter.
• Put the raw bisconies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and brush them with the gently whisked egg white.
• Bake them for 16-20 minutes in the preheated oven. Take one or two hours and let them cool down completely before serving or eating.

STRAWBERRIES 'N' CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, lemon zest, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cream just until moistened. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead five times. Gently knead in strawberries, about five times. Pat into an 8-in. circle; brush with egg and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Cut into eight wedges. , Separate wedges and place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Whisk flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir blueberries and buttermilk into the flour mixture until combined.
• Gather dough into a ball and knead on a lightly floured board for 2 minutes. Then roll dough out into a 3/4-inch-thick slab. Cut into 3-inch triangles with a sharp knife and distribute scones evenly onto the prepared baking sheets. Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove from the baking sheets and place on cooling racks. Dust tops with powdered sugar; serve warm.

SWEET TEA-BRINED FRIED CHICKEN ON A "BISCONE"

Steps:

• For the brine:
• Bring the cold water to a hard boil and remove from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and add the sugar; stir until dissolved. Add the lemons and kosher salt; stir to dissolve. Put in a nonreactive bowl and refrigerate to chill for 8 to 12 hours.
• Put the chicken in the brine, cover and refrigerate for 4 to 8 hours. Drain the chicken.
• In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 350 degrees F.
• Put the flour into a shallow bowl. Add the cornstarch, black pepper, if using, and House Seasoning. Add the buttermilk and the hot sauce to a second dish. Dredge the chicken in the buttermilk, and then the flour mixture. Carefully add the chicken to the hot oil and fry until golden and fully cooked. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm until ready to serve.
• In a small bowl add the egg and stir, then add the milk and salt and mix well to combine.
• For the biscone:
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Add all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a fork or pastry blender until the butter is the size of peas and some larger pieces. Gradually add in the cold buttermilk until it is just combined. Stir in the cheese. Do not overwork the dough.
• In the same bowl, pat down dough and dust the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour. Using an ice cream scooper, arrange scoops of the biscone mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the tops with egg wash and bake, turning halfway through, until the tops are golden brown about 18 to 20 minutes.
• For the butter:
• In a small bowl add the butter and scallions. Using a hand-held electric mixer, combine until well incorporated.
• To assemble:
• Split the biscones in half and smear with scallion butter. Serve as a sandwich with the chicken breasts.
• Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

BISCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a fork, your hands, or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix buttermilk into flour mixture until dough starts to stick together.
• Turn dough onto a floured work surface and shape into a 1/2-inch-thick circle. Cut dough into 4 wedges and then into 8 wedges using a sharp knife. Arrange wedges on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscones are lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Add butter and mix with your fingertips to a coarse meal. Add buttermilk and mix just until combined. Add currants, if desired.
• Transfer dough to a floured board and divide into 2 parts. Roll each to 3/4 inch thick rounds. Cut each round into 8 wedges and place slightly separated on a greased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the cream, and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm, split in half with butter and marmalade.

SIMPLE SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
• Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
• Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.