These Vanilla Bean Scones aren't petite, and they are better than Starbucks!
Y'all it's Friday, and I don't know if you get as pumped as I do about Friday, but I am so excited the weekend is here! This week I have been insanely busy.
Now that I know Kayla’s graduation date, ship, and division number, I can get busy working on the door hanger for the hotel room door.
Kelsie, my aunt, and I literally drove around everywhere on Wednesday looking for an anchor, without any luck either. Kelsie and I stopped by Home Goods yesterday, without any luck again. (although I did buy 3 new nautical themed beach towels, Go Navy!
I finally ordered one from Amazon yesterday afternoon. Once it comes and I begin working on the door hanger, I'll keep you updated on Instagram.
Do y'all follow me? I've started posting everything in our lives, not just food and recipes. For example, I shared a photo I did in Hobby Lobby of Kelsie, because she begged me to do The Hobby Lobby Challenge! Ha!
Anyway. I am pumped for the weekend, because not only am I looking forward to down time, I'm also looking forward to a homeschool field trip tomorrow on a catamaran!
And we are gonna try and find a time to catch Avengers. Because I do not want to accidentally read spoilers. I actually unfollowed friends on the weekend that the last Star Wars movie premiered. I was scrolling through Facebook, and BAM, someone mentioned how said they were that a character had died!! Like seriously?!
Ok...now that I've given you the latest run down...let’s chat about these Vanilla Bean Scones.
Petite like Starbucks, they are not...but taste better? You bet they do!!
The texture is somewhere between a muffin and a biscuit. The flavor is loaded with vanilla!
I’ve never been that keen on vanilla. Ice cream always had to be chocolate when I was growing up. Coffee? I've always been a mocha girl. But when I had the infamous scone from the coffee shop, things just shifted. Vanilla became a flavor that I not only could tolerate, but perhaps even love.
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SCONES?
- You want to make sure that your butter is really cold. I cut mine into cubes and toss in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Sift together your dry ingredients. Don't skip this step, but take the extra minute.
- I've never done it, but you can use a food processor, like many recipes mention.
- Don’t use too much flour on your surface. I find the best way to do this step…lay parchment paper out, and put about 1 tablespoon of flour on it, spread it out, and place your dough on it. Flour your hands, and then flatten the dough out. Then you can just pick it up, place it on your baking sheet, and your good to go.
- To cut your scones, use the largest and most sharp knife in your kitchen.
- Pull your scones apart after you’ve moved the parchment paper to the baking sheet, and flip then them over to bake.
Love scones as much as I do?
Vanilla Bean Scones
These Vanilla Bean Scones aren’t petite, and they are better than Starbucks!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter, cold, cubed
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ tablespoon Rodelle Vanilla Bean Paste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon Rodelle Vanilla Bean Paste
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-7 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and using a pastry cutter or forks, cut in the butter, until you get a wet sandy texture.
- Add the cream, egg, vanilla bean paste, and vanilla extract. Mix until you get a soft dough to form.
- Drop dough on to a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough just enough to get the dough to come together completely. Roll out into a ½ inch thickness. Slice the dough into 12 to 14 scones. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Transfer scones to cooling rack until completely cool. When cooled completely, whisk together the ingredients for the icing, and spoon over the top or dip the tops into the icing. Allow to harden before eating. Should only take a few minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 350Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 231mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 1gSugar: 36gProtein: 3g
Alli Smith says
I've never met a scone I didn't love and I'm crazy for vanilla bean anything, so I know I'll love these. They are perfect for a tea party or for a snack. I think I'll make these this weekend.
Joanna says
I don't think I've ever met one I didn't like either! 😉
Jeanette says
I love scones is anyway you can give them to me! Vanilla Bean is probably one of my favorite ways to eat just about anything dessert. So this is definitely going to happen in our household
Joanna says
Scones are delicious, that's a fact!
Tomi C says
I've never heard of Rodelle Vanilla Bean Paste. I usually just use fresh vanilla and scrape the beans. This would make things so much simpler. Those scones look so delicious and I bet they'd pair well with a nice mug of tea or a piping hot cup of coffee.
Joanna says
You'll have to get some Tomi! It makes things so much simpler.
Melissa Chapman says
I love the look of those scones with that great icing. I don't bake very often but these are a treat that makes we want to try and you make it seem so easy.
Carol Cassara says
I always look forward to the weekend because down time is always a must! I think it's awesome that you're sharing more about your life, people love that. Also, those scones sound heavenly and I wouldn't mind baking myself a batch... or two.
Karen Morse says
Sounds like a busy week like mine! I crave for the weekend as soon as Monday starts and everything goes back to normal, lol. I'd love to try these scones. They're perfect with tea!
Amber Myers says
Heck yes, these look fabulous. I haven't had a good scone in ages. I need to make these soon!
Joanna says
You'll have to make these asap! You won't regret it! Yum!
Sarah Bailey says
There is nothing like a scone and these sound absolutely DELICIOUS! I am going to have to try them out as I need to know what they taste like now.
wendy says
I may try to make a Gluten Free version although I'm sure it won't be quite as good a texture. These look wonderful and sound like they'd be quite delicious. They don't look to be too difficult either so that's good.
Joanna says
Go for it! If you make them GF, come back and let us know how they turned out for you!
Alison Rost says
Who doesn't get pumped for the weekend! It's awesome to be able to just sit back and relax and not worry about anything until Monday! I hope you have a good one and I really appreciate the recipe for the scones! They look amazing!
chubskulit rose says
I miss scones. My daughter is the one that makes it so I will mention this to her. You are making me crave for it.
Joanna says
Hopefully she will make these for you!
Kita Bryant says
These scones are perfect for company. Who doesn't love a plate of scones!
Joanna says
Right?! 🙂 Everyone gets a scone! 😀
Sara Welch says
I love the richness of the vanilla bean. I bet these are out of this world good!
Ricci says
I'm not a huge scone fan but these look really good! I bet they taste amazing as well! Great recipe!
Hannah Mitchell says
Can we just take a minute to appreciate that taste of vanilla? I don't care what it is if it has vanilla in it ITS GANA BE GOOD. I am going to try this recipe sometime this week, and I just know it's going to taste amazing. Thank you for sharing!
Joanna says
Vanilla is highly under rated for sure...it's SO good!
Jeanine says
I love me a good scone. Now that baby is here and I’m getting bAck to normal, it may be a good time to get hubs to whip up a batch.
Joanna says
Sounds like a great idea! You can enjoy one while you're feeding the baby! 🙂
Debra Hawkins says
It has been too long since I have had a good scone! I think I need to make these ASAP!
Joanna says
You've gotta make these! You'll love them!
Heather says
I love scones! I've never tried to make them before but it seems like something I could do!
Joanna says
These scones are so simple to make, you could totally do it!