Streusel Scones Recipes

FIGGY STREUSEL SCONES

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2) In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Then cube the cold butter and work it into the dry stuff until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. You can use your clean fingers or a pastry cutter.
• 3) Chop off stems from figs and then roughly chop them. Stir them into the dry ingredients.
• 4) In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Then stir this into the dry stuff. Just mix it until the dough is pulled together, but try not to overwork it.
• 5) Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop the dough out onto the parchment paper. Form a rough circle out of the dough about 3/4 inch thick and 10 inches in diameter.
• 6) In a small bowl, stir together streusel ingredients and then drizzle in melted butter. Stir it together and then pack the streusel onto the scone round.
• 7) Chop the scones into 8 even triangles. Then bake it for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees.
• 8) Let the scones cool for a bit before eating them. I actually think these are best at room temperature when they are really flaky.

LEMON STREUSEL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, zest, and salt. Add cold butter, tossing to coat. Cover and freeze for 15 minutes. Stir in almonds.
• In a small bowl, whisk together milk and egg. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring and folding just until moistened.
• Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface. Using well-floured hands, knead dough 5 to 10 times, about 1 minute. Shape dough into an 8-inch circle. Top with Cardamom Streusel Topping. Using a bench scraper or sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges. Place about 1½ inches apart on prepared pan. Freeze for 10 minutes.
• Bake until golden brown, 12 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely. Drizzle with Lemon Glaze.
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, and cardamom. Add butter, pinching with fingers to incorporate. Squeeze mixture into large clumps. Use immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
• In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients. Use immediately.

STREUSEL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine the first five ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture with a pastry blender to make coarse meal.
• In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and water. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together gently, just until blended.
• Turn the dough onto a floured surface, knead a few times, and divide into two equal sized balls. Pat each ball into a 6 inch circle, slightly mounded, and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• In a small bowl mix together the topping ingredients until crumbly. Spread the topping over the top of the two 6 inch circles and gently pat inches.
• With a floured knife, cut each 6-inch circle into 8 wedges, wiggling the knife slightly to separate the wedges from each other. When the scones are baked you will be able to easily pull them apart. The sides will be straight and soft.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.

BLUEBERRY STREUSEL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender till it is crumbly.
• Gently fold in the blueberries.
• In a small measuring cup combine the cream, beaten egg and vanilla. Add this mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until the dough comes together.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead the dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches round and about 11/2 inches thick.
• Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into four pie-shaped wedges.
• Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush the tops of the scones with a little cream or milk.
• In a small bowl whisk together the brown sugar, ¼ cup flour, and cinnamon.
• With a pastry blender cut in the 2 tbs butter until crumbly.
• Top each scone with a teaspoon or two of the brown sugar mixture.
• Bake the scones until nicely browned, about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a scone comes out clean.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.

COFFEE CAKE SCONES WITH PECAN STREUSEL CRUNCH

Steps:

• Make the streusel: Preheat oven to 400°F; set out two cookie sheets or rimmed baking sheets; combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium-size mixing bowl; add the butter, vanilla and pecans; using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it is reduced to small bits; crumble and press the mixture between your fingertips until it adheres to itself and forms moist, sandy-textured lumps; set aside.
• Make the scone dough: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom; drop in the chunks of butter and, using a pastry blender, cut the chunks into the flour until they are reduced to the size of large pearls; stir in the granulated sugar; add the raisins to the flour along with the liquid mixture and stir to form a dough.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead lightly about 10 times; divide the dough in half and form each piece into a 6 1/2- to 7-inch round disc; cut each round into 6 pie-shaped wedges; carefully pick up each scone, brush the top with a little of the milk and press a large handful of the streusel mixture on the top; after it is covered with the topping mixture, carefully transfer the scone to the baking sheet, placing the scones about 2 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake the scones for 17 to 18 minutes, or until golden and set; cool the scones on the baking sheet for a minute, then remove them to a cooling rack.
• Serve warm, or cool thoroughly; store in an airtight container, for up to 3 days (or freeze) and reheat at another time.