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Homemade Strawberries and Cream Scones

Our easy strawberries and cream scones are the perfect combination of fresh fruit and heavy cream. These homemade scones can be made in 30 minutes or less for a quick breakfast or a delicious snack.

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This easy baking recipe does not use buttermilk! You don’t have to knead the dough, either!

Just simple ingredients to stir together and make moist strawberry scones that you will love!

Strawberry Scones Recipe  

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yields: 8 Scones

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 8 tablespoons butter, cubed
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ¼ cup diced strawberries
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and brown sugar.

Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until well incorporated.

Cubes of butter placed in a bowl of flour, ready for mixing.
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In a small mixing bowl whisk together egg and heavy cream.

Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until almost incorporated.

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Fold in strawberries until all ingredients are well incorporated. 

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Transfer mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and press into a circle roughly 1 ½ inch thick.

With a sharp knife score the dough into 8 pieces and brush the top of scones with heavy cream.

Unbaked scone dough with visible strawberry pieces, cut into wedges, placed on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Sliced strawberry scones with icing on parchment paper.

Bake for 20 min or until golden brown.

Round baked scone with strawberry pieces, cut into triangular slices, on parchment paper in a baking tray.

When scones come out of the oven separate them on a baking tray to cool.

For the icing, whisk powdered sugar and heavy cream until well incorporated.

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Drizzle cooled scones with glaze.

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How to Store: These homemade scones can be stored in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. They do not need to be refrigerated.

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