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Featherlight Scones Recipe

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"Scones fit into just about every meal," assures Stephanie Moon, from Boise, Idaho."This dough bakes up beautifully into fully golden wedges. We love the tender triangles with butter and cinnamon-sugar," she adds.

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Featherlight Scones Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold butter, cubed
1 egg
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons milk
Sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the egg, yogurt and vanilla just until combined. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 6-8 times.
Roll into a 9-in. circle; cut into eight wedges. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with milk; sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 413 calories, 25 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 91 mg cholesterol, 637 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Featherlight Scones in Quick Cooking May/June 2001, p37

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Reviewed on May. 19, 2013 by sgronholz

I have literally made this recipe hundreds of times! (I used to bake for a couple of local coffee shops.) Not only did my customers rave about these scones, but my family looks forward to them as well!