Biscones Recipe — Biscones

This is part biscuit, part scone, and all delicious! Brush with milk before baking, if desired.

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Calories:206.6
Biscones
Prep:15m
Cook:20m
Ready in:35m
Serving:8 biscones

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • ¾ cup buttermilk

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until biscones are lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
Whole wheat flour can be used in place of the all-purpose; This recipe has unlimited possibilities - you can add spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves. You can add 3/4 cup of any small or cut-up fruit or berry. You can add 3/4 cup of just about any chopped nut. You can add both nuts and fruit, chocolate chips, cinnamon chips - whatever you want!; Replace with the butter with any desired fat, such as margarine, coconut oil, or a combination of fats; Buttermilk can be replaced with almond milk, cream, or any type of liquid; You can even leave the sugar at 1 tablespoon and make it savory with garlic and herbs! Plus, you can sprinkle the top with spices, sugar, or any combination - use your imagination!

Nutrition Facts

  • calories206.6
  • carbohydrateContent27.2 g
  • cholesterolContent23.8 mg
  • fatContent9.1 g
  • fiberContent0.8 g
  • proteinContent4.1 g
  • saturatedFatContent5.6 g
  • sodiumContent475.2 mg
  • sugarContent2.8 g
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