Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Great scones, light, fluffy easy to make. I did sub a few things; used low fat milk, Stevia and omitted the egg wash. Best scones I ever made and I'm from UK

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crisner195

Reviewed: May 2, 2012

Wonderful scone recipe - I froze the butter and then grated it into the dry ingredients. I also added a tsp. of vanilla and an additional Tbsp. of sugar, as I love a sweet scone. I used half and half instead of milk and after the egg wash topped them off with turbinado sugar for that extra added crunch. These are delicious with currants or raisins and a wonderful base for add-in's like dried cranberries and orange zest or mini chocolate chips. Delicious, light and moist - perfect with a cup of tea!

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Jillian

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

I made a few substitutions based on what I had in my pantry and they still turned out delicious. I used 1/2 cup of dried cranberries/blueberries (mixed), and 2/3 cup of almond milk instead of regular milk. Everything else was kept as per recipe. Since I didn't understand what was meant by rubbing the butter into the flour, I just used two knives and using criss/cross cutting motions, cut the butter into the flour/sugar mixture as best I could. After you make the well and add milk, I used a fork to stir it all then once blended, used my hands. At this point, the butter made its way completely into the mixture. I used a 350 degree oven and kept the scones in the oven for 22 minutes. Oh and in trying to keep things easy, I also did as another reviewer suggested and just created a big circular shape with dough on a large wooden cutting board and then cut it into 8 pieces like pie slices. ENJOY they were great!

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mimmers53

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2012

I didn't have currants, so chocolate chips it was. DELICIOUS! Will make again and again!

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HMLARSON

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

they turned out amazing..i had no milk, so i used a mixture of evaporated milk with water...they were yummy..

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soft86

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

added 1 cup of chopped bosc pears and 1/2 cup craisins. skipped currants. did not knead but stirred to moisten and then baked it in a 9-inch round cake pan. made a lovely tea cake to go with coffee or tea. versatile as either a scone recipe with added flour kneaded in or a fruity tea cake baked without kneading in extra flour. will make this recipe again for a tea cake. thank you for a versatile recipe. can add chopped apples and cinnamon or any combination of fresh and dried fruit. prefer it as a tea cake to the usual scones.

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dirkslady

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

I must have done something wrong... the dough was so wet I could not cut it with a pastry cutter. I added more flour and then dropped them by heaping TB onto my stoneware. they were still moist and yummy. I doubled the recipe and used some whole wheat flour as well. I must have done something wrong w/the doubling b/c all of the reviews sound like it's an easy, no fuss recipe. Nonetheless, they were a HIT! I'll make them again and pay more attention next time.

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Natalie J.

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

Did i do something wrong? The dough was really gooy and that was using 2 cups of flour.

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johnnyapplepie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

i gave this a five for ease of the recipe, mine didnt rise very nicely, but it was probably something i did wrong, , I added chocolate chips and topped with a quick peanut butter icing and they were a hit with my family, I'll make them again with various add ins :)

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

If you have one ounce of British Isles blood in your body, You'll get a warm fuzzy feeling with tea and scones at about 10:00 AM and at 4:00 PM! These are as closest to authentic Irish Scones as you can get on this side of the pond.

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