Famous Scones

Scones in my family are so much more than food!  Once a month on Sunday nights my Grammy and Gramps would make scones and we would all gather together... Uncles, Aunts, cousins and friends. Dipping the scones in Karo corn syrup or homemade jams!  My cousins and I running around enjoying being together with so many people who loved us and enjoying the essence of our family- which was the scones!  And the love of course :0)!

Here is my Grammy's original recipe.  She would always make homemade bread for her family when my mom was young and she would make 6 loaves of bread at one time to last the whole week. This recipe can be used for bread, rolls and scones! But most of you will not need to make a this much dough. This recipe could easily feed thirty people!  And if you have not made bread with yeast before you will need more instructions!

Grammy’s Scones

 (6 Loaves)

 

5 ½ c. water

½ c warm water for yeast

3 envelopes of yeast – dissolve for at least 5 min.

¾ c sugar

¾ c oil

3 T salt

5 lbs of flour

 Mix water, sugar, oil, salt, and yeast.  Add flour to wet ingredients. Knead 5-7 min, until smooth.

So here is the same recipe but I broke it down into a 2 loaf  recipe... It looks long but I added lots of comments so don't worry, it is easy but it does take about 2 hours from start to completion!  This should feed a family of 4-6 easy unless you like to eat the left over scones for bed time snack, breakfast the next day, and maybe even lunch then double it!

Grammy's Bread/Scone Recipe (2 loaves)

1 1/2 c. of warm water

1 packet or 1 TBS of yeast

1/2 c. warm water to activate the yeast.  Yeast instructions- First take a deep breath and relax- this is so easy! !

Pour the half  cup of warm water (the temp. of your kids bath) into a small bowl or mug (for some reason we always use mugs in my family).   Pour in the yeast, sprinkle a pinch of sugar on top and stir it with a plastic or wooden spoon.  Wait 5-8 min.  The yeast should be foamy and bubbly.  Now pat your self on the back you just did the hardest part!!

1/4 c of sugar  (for scones or rolls add and extra 1/4 cup)

1/4 c oil

1 tbs of salt (for scones and rolls only use half a TBS)

optional- 1 egg if you are making scones and rolls

4+ c. of flour

While your yeast is activating mix the warm water, oil, sugar, salt and egg if desired in a large bowl.  Stir in the yeast mixture after it is bubbly.  Add the 4 cups of flour stir until mixed and dump it out on a floured surface begin to knead, adding more flour as necessary- about 2 more cups (maybe a little more but the trick is to use the least amount of flour as possible).  You should knead the dough for 8-10 min until it is no longer sticky and has an elastic feel when you pinch it.  Put the dough into a medium- large mixing bowl the that you have buttered or sprayed with pam, cover with a clothe or lid.  Place bowl in a warm spot for 45-60 min until the dough doubles in size.

Turn out on to a lightly floured surface divide in half.  (For the scones if you use too much flour when you are rolling them out the flour will cause a lot of stinky smoke when you fry them). Roll out the dough until it about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into squares with a pizza cutter.  Let rise for an addition 20- 30 more min.

Start heating the oil about 5 min before your scones are done rising. This is the hardest part because everyone's stove is different you want the oil hot- probably med-high. But you don't want the scones to cook too quickly that they are doughy in the middle! Depending on how big your pan is you can cook as many scones as can fit at one time. Place scones in a bowl lined with paper towels to absorb the oil...

Eat warm with what ever you like- (easy honey butter recipe, 1/2 c softened butter, 1/2 c honey, and 1 tsp of vanilla and stir!)