Oh what a thing to wake up to.
And look. I served them special on a butter wrapper.
I get real fancy at six in the morning.
So I made the crumbliest, bittiest butter-cream scones. Miniature and piping hot, they have a gentle cinnamon spiciness and many a sweet, plump raisin. Each bite is tender and rich, with the flavor of sweetened cream.
It’s best to eat them straight from the oven, split open and buttered.
Petite Cinnamon Raisin Scones
Makes about 12-15 mini scones
2 cups flour
½ cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup cold heavy cream
3/4 cup raisins
1 egg, beaten, for egg wash
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add the cold butter and mix on low speed with an electric mixer or in a standing mixer until the flour and butter combine to form pea-sized crumbs. Lightly beat the eggs and heavy cream in a small bowl and add to the flour/butter mixture. Mix until just combined. Add the raisins. The dough will be sticky.
Flour a large work surface, your hands, and a rolling pin and roll out the dough to about 1” thickness. Use a small glass cup, or a biscuit cutter, to make small circular scones. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Brush the tops of each scone with the last beaten egg and sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the outsides are crisp and just beginning to turn golden.
It is almost midnight – right before my shift ends – just happen to check your blog…..droool…..this looks so good. Wonder if they would freeze well – I am the only person in my family who will eat raisins. I have only had one scone in my life (petite vanilla bean at Starbucks) this shall be my maiden voyage :o) Have a lovely day.
Scones don’t freeze well, but scone dough does! Form ’em, freeze ’em, and bake ’em straight from the oven whenever the craving strikes. From one lonely raisin lover to another.
P.S. Andie these look DELISH.
Mmmm, I love Scones. There is something so homey and comforting yet so elegant about them.
My mouth is watering. Delicious.
Oh my! Those may be worth getting up early to bake and eat right on the spot!
Reminds me of home! :)
Mmm these look delicious! They actually look fluffy on the inside, rather than crumbly like the typical scone. I’m sure they’re the perfect vehicle for a spread of butter ;)
MMm…. I’ll take two, please! With a cafe americano and a lovely conversation with Andie on the side!
Those look glorious! Light and buttery.
Oooh, I love petite foods!
I want to love scones. They always look so amazing! But everytime I have eaten one they are always so dry. So my question…is this normal or have I just never had a good scone? Maybe I just need Andie’s scones!
These look absolutely beautiful. I love me some scones!
Oh my word, these are absolutely adorable. I pretty much love any dessert that is petite, if only for the inherent portion control which I generally ruin by then eating two. Fantastic recipe!!
Um, not only are these delicious looking, but they are so tiny that you can eat twice as many of them!!! These would be SO GOOD with some clotted cream!!!
Anything mini seems more delicious to me :) I think it’s because it’s an open invitation to eat extra! :) These look fantastic!
I feel like when I say the word “scone” I have to speak in a British accent and perhaps with a spot of tea.
But your kitchen with a cup of coffee and lots of chatter would probably be equally as lovely.
I’m so in love with these.
I missed waking up to finding one of your ridiculously fantastic recipes in my Google Reader, but if you were enjoying these, then it is perfectly A-OK. :) I LOVE these Andie!
I love anything petite! These are so cute and so yummy looking. :)
Perfect timing, Andie! I just bought a bag of mixed jumbo raisins yesterday. Your petite scones sound absolutely perfect to satisfy my craving.
Now I’m craving scones, and butter, and butter on scones. These are adorable!
Morning baking is the best. Talk about a relaxing thing to do right when you wake up! I love the smell of freshly baked scones too. Yum! :-)
I just liked anything called “petite”!
Mini scones are very cute. But maybe not at 6am! :P
Those look heavenly! I’ve never made scones before…I may just have to give it a go. YUM!
Have you ever considered opening your own restaurant/bakery? I think it’d be absolutely amazing! I could help you with the books :)
I’ve never made or eaten a scone before. Is that weird?
Tjese are way too cute and look so super scrumptious! Perfect portions…love it!
I’m gonna go ahead and say that everything tastes better straight from the oven, smeared with butter. :) These look great- I’m not usually a scone person b/c they’re usually too crumbly for my taste, but these look perfect!
These look awesome. There’s nothing like fresh out of the oven baked goods!
How do you not gain weight eating heavy cream and real butter? Do you adjust the ingredients to make these low-cal?
I love scones! If I made them petite, I would end up eating twice as much, haha :)
mmm send m over!!!!
I think I am in love. These look absolutely wonderful! I was just thinking how nice they would be for mothers day, and then I realized that it has already passed. I think fathers day is just as good an idea. ;)
Adding this to my favorites! Thank you so much for sharing! :D
These do look quite fancy and beautiful! I am positive I would love them :)
Can you come to my house and make me some buttery, beautiful scones at 6am? That would be great…