# Best ever recipe for scones

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 5, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291 "2005-01-05T22:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291/21 "2005-01-06T16:20:48Z")

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> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#):
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> You sound like you’ve been watching [Good Eats](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea).

Actually, I remain an Alton virgin. I’d like to catch his show sometime though, as so many Doper Chefs have such good things to say about him. I only heard about him a couple of weeks ago via several threads here.

I wish I had the patience to watch cooking shows, but I just don’t. I used to like Julia Child, of course. But then I was…uh…a child.

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291/22 "2005-01-06T17:15:17Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Actually, I remain an Alton virgin. I’d like to catch his show sometime though, as so many Doper Chefs have such good things to say about him. I only heard about him a couple of weeks ago via several threads here.
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> I wish I had the patience to watch cooking shows, but I just don’t. I used to like Julia Child, of course. But then I was…uh…a child.

It’s like Mr. Wizard and Bill Nye got married to Julia Child.

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291/23 "2005-01-07T14:51:07Z")

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> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#):
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> [Bingo.](http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=767)

My god, these are horrible. Do not make them. They taste very strongly (VERY) strongly of baking powder. They have a nice texture, and they’re not dry and nasty, but uugh. Don’t. Just don’t.

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**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291/24 "2005-01-07T15:03:00Z")

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This time of year I like to grate tangerines into the batter and make a sugar glaze with the tangerine gratings for the top. Uber yummy! And a seasonal hooray for scones!

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-recipe-for-scones/283291/25 "2005-01-08T04:24:43Z")

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> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#):
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> My god, these are horrible. Do not make them. They taste very strongly (VERY) strongly of baking powder. They have a nice texture, and they’re not dry and nasty, but uugh. Don’t. Just don’t.

Perhaps the recipe should have said 1 \*teaspoon \* of baking powder rather than 1 _tablespoon_?

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