Sugar Hill Inns Raisin Scones Recipes

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine 4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, and salt in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Blend in the cold butter at the lowest speed and mix until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add to the flour/butter mixture. Combine until just blended. Combine the raisins and 1 tablespoon flour and then add to the dough and mix quickly. The dough may be a bit sticky.
• Dump the dough out onto a floured surface and be sure it is well combined. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough out to 3/4-inch to 1-inch thick. You will see lumps of butter in the dough. Cut into squares with a 4-inch cutter and then cut in half diagonally to make triangles. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Brush the scones with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the outsides are crisp and the insides are done.

SUGAR HILL INN'S RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Add dry ingredients into a food processor and pulse.
• Add butter, and pulse 15 times.
• Add raisins or cranberries.
• Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl.
• Add cream.
• Mix with spatula.
• Turnout onto parchment paper.
• Lightly knead.
• To shape, press into a 9" round non-stick pan.
• Remove dough from the mold and cut into 10 wedges.
• Bake 12 - 15 minutes.

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter to coarse crumbs.
• Stir in raisins and buttermilk.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Place on floured surface,knead a few times (6-8).
• Pat into an 8in circle,cut into 12 wedges.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Beat egg white until foamy, brush scones.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 400* for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

WALNUT RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon peel.
• With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in all but 2 tablespoons of the nuts and the raisins.
• Mix in buttermilk with fork.
• Gather the dough into a ball and knead for about 2 minutes on lightly floured board.
• Roll or pat out 3/4 inch thick.
• With a chef's knife cut into 3 inch triangles. Place, spaced 1-inch apart, on a greased baking sheet.
• Brush tops with remaining 1 tablespoon buttermilk; sprinkle with the remaining sugar and the nuts.
• Bake in center of 425 degree F oven about 15 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Serve warm with butter or jam.

CRANBERRY & RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment& preheat the oven to 400F.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl; using a pastry cutter, add the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Mix in the cranberries& raisins.
• Combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl; add to the dry ingredients& stir until just combines.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface& knead until the wet& dry ingredients are mixed well.
• Roll the dough into a ball& flatten into a disc about 2 1/2 inches thick.
• Brush the top with milk& sprinkle with sugar.
• Cut into 6 wedges& place on baking dish.
• Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Cut in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. (I prefer to grate in frozen butter).
• Add the raisins, beaten egg, and enough buttermilk to make a soft dough.
• Knead very lightly on a floured board to just combine the ingredients, handling gently to retain air needed for scones to rise.
• Roll out to a ½ inch thickness.
• Cut the dough into 8 thick wedges with a sharp knife.
• Place the scones on 2 greased baking sheets, leaving a ½ inch space around each one.
• To glaze, combine the egg yolk and water in a bowl and brush onto each scone (be careful not to drip any of the glaze onto the pan or the scones will stick).
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

BUTTERMILK RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 330 degrees F.
• Grease large cookie sheet.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl.
• Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture resembles fine meal.
• Whisk buttermilk, eggs and vanilla in medium bowl to blend.
• Gradually add to flour mixture along with raisins and stir until moist clumps form.
• Turn dough out onto lightly-floured surface.
• Knead 4 times to blend.
• Transfer to prepared cookie sheet and press into 8 inch round.
• Using small, sharp knife, score dough into 8 wedges.
• Bake until golden-brown and tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Re-cut.

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in raisins and buttermilk just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Pat into an 8-in. circle and cut into 12 wedges. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over scones. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

SUGAR HILL INN'S SOUR CREAM MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter standard muffin tins.
• In a small bowl, stir and toss the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat the butter until smooth then slowly add the maple syrup, beating constantly.
• Beat in the sour cream and egg.
• Fold in the raisins.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir until just blended.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared muffin tins, filling each cup about two-thirds full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 - 18 minutes.
• Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove.