Skip to main content

Print Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup whole-wheat flour
¾ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
¼ cup butter, melted
⅔ cup buttermilk (see Notes)

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  3. Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well.
  4. Add raisins and mix lightly.
  5. In a small bowl, combine melted butter and buttermilk. Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture; mix gently.
  6. Spoon dough into 9 equal mounds on a greased baking sheet.
  7. Bake until well browned, 18-20 minutes.
  8. Serve hot or at room temperature. Best eaten the same day you bake them.
  9. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

  • Substitute vegetable oil for the butter to reduce saturated fat.
  • Try other dried fruit.
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon before baking.
  • Try mixing in 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon or orange zest (grate the outer colored part of the peel).
  • No buttermilk? Place 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar in measuring cup and fill to the 1 cup line with milk. Stir and let set to thicken slightly.
  • Whole-wheat flour can be replaced with all-purpose flour.
 
print smallerlarger
Makes:
9 Scones
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cooking time:
20 minutes
Photo of Buttermilk Scones
Hide nutrition box
Hide recipe notes
Photo of Nutrition Facts for Buttermilk Scones