Best Scone Recipe — Buttery, Tender & Easy to Make

Name: Best Scone Recipe — Buttery, Tender & Easy to Make
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off (see note on substitution)); 2½ teaspoons baking powder; 2½ tablespoons sugar; Scant ¾ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces; 1 large egg; ⅔ cup heavy cream, (do not substitute milk or light cream, plus more if needed); 1 large egg, (beaten); 1 tablespoon demerara sugar, ((also called raw sugar or turbinado); optional)

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Learn how to make the best scones—light, tender, and buttery every time. Easy recipe for bakery-style scones at home.

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Ingredients

2 cups cake flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off (see note on substitution))
2½ teaspoons baking powder
2½ tablespoons sugar
Scant ¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-in (13-mm) pieces
1 large egg
⅔ cup heavy cream, (do not substitute milk or light cream, plus more if needed)
1 large egg, (beaten)
1 tablespoon demerara sugar, ((also called raw sugar or turbinado); optional)