Recipe review - Buttermilk scones (EDC)

[KerrynN]

Verdict - yummy!

Pictures attached. The recipe made 20 scones.

[judydawn]

Chocolate scones, never seen one before Kerryn - sound and look very yum.  Hope DH left some for the kids 

[KerrynN]

JD, we can buy choclate chip scones (and a heap of other varieties) from the Baker's Delight bakery chain. Do you have a similar chain in SA?

[judydawn]

Yes we do have Bakers' Delight in SA Kerryn but I never buy cakes or scones so wouldn't have even looked at them.  Do like their white fibre bread though which I occasionally buy.

[triley]

Dairy Free Option (for DS #1)

Buttermilk replacement - 1 generous tablespoon of fresh lemon juice in a cup and fill with soy milk, sit for a couple of minutes to thicken and stir gently.  Next time I will add anther 50gms of soy milk to the mix as it was not sticky at all.
Butter replacment - Nuttelex same quantity.

I'm not sure I have made scones since cooking classes in high school but DH was impressed.

Trish

[jkmt]

I too have had perfect results with store-bought buttermilk a couple of times, after being a total failure at scone-making pre TMX. Then I had a flop with homemade buttermilk (I didn't have enough so I topped up a bit with normal milk). Haven't tried again since, though I must as my first couple of batches were scrumptious!

[achookwoman]

Dan Lepard, my Hero, says you can substitute buttermilk with yogurt.

[natalia]

Hi, I made these scones yesterday and the dough almost resembled a cake batter rather than a scone dough.  I must have measured the ingredients wrongly.  Is the dough the same consistency to a normal scone dough but just sticky?  Thanks

[judydawn]

Natalia, the original quantity of buttermilk for that recipe was 380ml but I believe it was changed in later editions of the book to read 220-250mls.   The first few batches I made (using the 380ml) were very moist which made them hard to shape but they turned out beautifully, even better than with the lower quantity.

Having said that, my favourite scone recipe is now Nay-Nay's.

[natalia]

Thanks Dawn, I will give it a go.  Any other good recipies to use up my buttermilk?  Thanks, Natalia

[judydawn]

Natalia, I freeze any excess buttermilk but you can use it in bread making.

[csrobinson]

Just had my first go at these and probably won't again. I've just had one warm out of the oven and it is light, fluffy and delicious but my mixture was so wet and I ended up adding heaps more flour just so I could get it out of the bowl! It was far too much mucking around for my liking when other scones are easier and just as nice....

I also used watery homemade buttermilk. Maybe that affected the mixture? They still rose and taste great though...

[KarenH]

I have tried this recipe several times, and for some reason, the times I use commercial buttermilk they work out just fine, but I cant get them to work with homemade buttermilk - too moist and sloppy.

Like JD - my favourite scone recipe is NayNay's family recipe.  Perfect every time. 

[natalia]

Oh good, I don't feel like such an idiot now.  Glad to hear that other people had troubles with this recipie.  Sorry that I am gloating over your misfortunes    I think Nay Nay's scones are worth the try from everyone's reviews, Natalia