Name: How to Make Perfect Scones
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 large or 16 small scones
Ingredients: 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled), plus more for hands and work surface; 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 cup (1 stick; 115g) unsalted butter, frozen; 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or buttermilk (plus 2 Tbsp for brushing); 1 large egg; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1-1.5 cups add-ins such as chocolate chips, berries, nuts, fruit, etc; optional: 1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, coarse sugar, and toppings such as vanilla icing, salted caramel, lemon icing, maple icing, brown butter icing, lemon curd, orange icing, raspberry icing, dusting of confectioners' sugar