Recipes from Middle-earth by Harp_of_Gold  

Bag End Scones

"A big jug of coffee had just been set in the hearth, the seed cakes were gone, and the dwarves were starting on a round of buttered scones when there came--a loud knock. Not a ring, but a hard rat-tat on the hobbit's beautiful green door."

There are many good scone recipes; this is my family's.

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup butter or margarine (12 tablespoons or 1 1/2 sticks)

3/4 cup raisins or currants (soak briefly in hot water then drain if dry or sticky)

1 cup buttermilk OR milk or nut/oat milk with a splash of lemon juice 

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Combine dry ingredients; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Stir in raisins.

Add milk slowly while stirring until a dough forms and clings together (you may not need the full amount of milk; buttermilk is thicker and you may need a little more.) Dough should hold together as a mass. It should be soft but not super sticky or wet.

Turn out onto a well-floured board. Pat or roll out to 1/2" thick.

Cut into rounds with a floured biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass.

Place on greased baking tray or cake pan with sides almost touching.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, until tops are just starting to turn golden.

Serve warm with butter and jam. Makes 16-18. 

Variations: you can add in all sorts of things. try fresh blueberries, the zest of an orange with raisins or dried cranberries, or 1 tsp of dried lavender blossoms with the zest of a lemon.

Chapter End Notes

I'll add measurements by weight when ao3 is back