SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – (Good Things Utah) family scone recipe that has existed for around 100 years can’t be beat. Susan Hicks and Hillori Hansen share their family secrets. See the recipe below!
Ingredients:
1 tsp sugar
1 package active yeast (red star or other)
¼ cup warm water
2/3 cup whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup coconut oil (refined) or palm shortening
2 eggs
3 1/3 cups flour, sifted
Directions:
- In a glass measuring dish or cup, add yeast, 1 tsp sugar and ¼ cup warm water.
- Stir to dissolve sugar and add yeast packet to the water and sugar mixture. Yeast should bubble up and become active.
- Add milk to a saucepan and heat until scalded. Add in sugar, salt, and coconut oil to the scalded milk and mix to dissolve sugar and melt coconut oil.
- Pour this mixture into a kitchen aid mixer and add eggs. Turn on mixer and blend well.
- Add half of the sifted flour to the egg mixture and blend again, then add the yeast and blend again. Add in the rest of the flour a little at a time. Mix and knead until dough comes away from the side of the bowl.
- Remove the dough and placed in a greased bowl.
- Let rise until double in size. Punch it down. Then get ready to fry your dough.
- Take handful size pieces of dough (the size of a large grapefruit) and roll out onto a floured surface. Cut into square shapes or triangles and deep fry in oil.
- You will have to fry on both sides.
- Remove when golden brown and sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar over the top.
- Serve with your favorite jam or honey butter.
