Cinnamon Sugar Scones

Another scones recipe! Now this one is a bit different, I decided to use a different recipe to make these scones, but you could use the blueberry scones recipe and just adapt it to the different add-ins you may want, such as cinnamon sugar. Now I love sugar, and this recipe has got a good amount of it. These scones do match the original description of what scones are: hard and crumbly. These will also be gone in seconds because they are perfect for a sweet tooth, a breakfast delight, and a late-night snack! Bring them to a brunch and people with go nuts! I adapted this recipe from the Smitten Kitchen blog recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Scones written by Deb Perelman. 

Cinnamon Sugar Scones:

Servings: 6-10 (depends on the size of them)

Time: 1.5-2 hours

Ingredients - 

• 
  1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for counter
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar (separated)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, diced
• 1/4 cup half-and-half or 2 tablespoons each milk and heavy cream, cold
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (separated)

Steps

First preheat the oven to 375℉, then in a medium-sized bowl combine dry ingredients. Combine flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder, and salt. Next dice up the butter and pinch it in with the dry mixture, using your hands until it looks coarse (a little like cornmeal). Make a well in the mixture (an indent in the middle) and slowly pour in the half and half (or milk and heavy cream) then the egg. Use a fork to combine the wet ingredients into the dry mixture. Be gentle and combine into one mass. After using the firk use your hands to knead the dough into one mass.

Lightly flour the counter/surface and roll out the dough into a large rectangle (about 10-by-6 inches). Then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon on top of half of the rectangle. Then fold it in half (non-sugared side on top of the sugared side). Then roll it out again into a smaller rectangle than before (about 8-by-6 inches). Then sprinkle another tablespoon of sugar and another teaspoon of cinnamon onto half of that rectangle. Then fold the same way in half one last time. Pat the dough down lightly and shape it into a 6-8 inch circle. Then cut it like a pizza into 6 to 8 wedges. 

Lastly, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and evenly place each wedge onto the sheet. Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar on top of each wedge and bake for 10-15 minutes (17 minutes for a harder texture). Take out when golden brown on the edges and enjoy!