Honey Scones

I’m on a honey kick now with these Honey Scones. Or maybe it started years ago with Honey Banana Bread. Either way, these scones are so good! They are naturally sweetened only with honey and come together easily into a really nice, workable dough. They puff up beautifully in the oven and almost have the texture/taste of a really good biscuit. Let’s make them!

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Ingredients in honey scones

To make these honey scones you will need the following ingredients:

• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Butter
• Eggs
• Honey
• Sour cream
• Milk

While honey is important in these scones (they are honey scones after all!), sour cream is actually the secret to a good scone. Scones can be sort of dry, which is probably why they are commonly eaten with things like jam and cream but I really prefer a more moist scone. These are fairly moist and remind me of biscuits.

How to make honey scones

Cut in the butter into the dry ingredients

Start by combining the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then cutting in the butter with a pastry blender (affiliate link). Some scone recipes will say to cut in the butter using two knives but I think its way easier with a pastry blender. They aren’t expensive and really help these scones come together quickly.

Work the butter in until pea-sized lumps form.

Add all of the wet ingredients

Next add in the egg, honey, sour cream and milk. Stir with a fork just until a dough begins to form. Some crumbly bits are ok. You can work these in while you knead.

Knead, shape and cut scone dough

Turn the dough out onto a clean, floured work surface. Add any crumbly bits to the top of your dough mound so you can fold them right in.

Gently knead the scone dough about 10 times, until it smooths out and can easily be shaped into a ball.

Then flatten it into a disc about a 1/2 inch thick. Then cut into 8 pieces like a pizza.

Brush with an egg wash and bake

Egg wash is optional but really ensures the scones will have this nice golden brown color. Scones bake at 400F for about 15 minutes or until golden 🙂

What to eat with these scones

These scones are tasty as is, but can be even better with some honey cinnamon butter! It’s easy to whip up and amplifies the honey factor.

Just whip together (using an electric mixer) some softened butter, honey, cinnamon and sea salt and you’ve got honey cinnamon butter. Recipe below!

These would also be delicious with classic scone accompaniments like clotted/whipped cream and/or jam.

Tried this recipe?

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More tasty scone recipes

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ROASTED KUMQUAT SCONES

CRANBERRY ORANGE SOURDOUGH SCONES

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