Scones Scottish Recipes

"While watching the royal wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate, I was inspired to make scones; nothing else would do. This is the recipe that I developed that morning. I like the combination of dried cherries, blueberries and cranberries, but any dried fruit can be substituted; you are only limited by your imagination."

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Ingredients: dried cherries, dried cranberries...

"I started with a basic scone recipe from "The Twelve Teas of Christmas" by Emilie Barnes (page 23), but this is far from it. I began tweaking the recipe according to my own preferences, after having other scones that were too sweet, not sweet enough, too dry, too soft, not flavorful enough, etc. This is where I've settled--for now! They're..."

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Ingredients: dried sweetened cranberries, orange juice...

"Fresh, warm, buttery "biscuits" with dried cranberries, drizzled with a little bit of a sweet orange glaze. My kids and grandkids (and I) loved 'em! Took a couple of different scone recipes and modified as I went along."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, dried cranberries...

"When I was last back in England, I bought a bag of semi-dried mixed summer berries; strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, bilberries (wild blueberries) and cherries, all semi-dried and bursting with colour and flavour. I could not wait to cook with them, having sampled a few of them first of course! I came up with this recipe, a simple classic scone..."

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Ingredients: cream, plain white flour, eggs...

"A lower fat scone recipe from Eating Well Magazine, May/June 1991. Posted for ZWT (and due to my fondness for scones)."

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Ingredients: eggs, nonfat plain yogurt...

"A Sottish recipe that is a bit different than the others. Posted for ZWT6. I am guessing on the servings."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"Delicious cheesy scones with crispy bacon, a real treat for breakfast or high tea. These traditional scones are wonderful when served with fried or scrambled eggs for breakfast, alongside grilled tomatoes or mushrooms maybe. This is a recipe from an old W. I. (Woman's Insitute) cookbook and originates from the city of Birmingham, in the Midlands, England...."

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Ingredients: streaky bacon, milk, salt...

"This is a recipe that I saw in my recent TOH Magazine and posting here for safe keeping. The author of the recipe stated "I grew up with this very popular Bacon Scone recipe in Scotland. It pairs great with a salad.""

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Ingredients: pepper, eggs, ground mustard...

"Delightful light and lemony glazed scones with just a hint of spice! These are even more delicious when split and spread with lemon curd - and maybe a dollop of cream for good measure! These would be wonderful when served for afternoon tea, or make a batch up for a spring picnic. This recipe was on a set of recipe cards that a kind friend sent to me..."

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Ingredients: cream of tartar, double cream...

"A delightful and EASY scone recipe that is perfect for a proper afternoon tea or to take on a picnic. Dried sour cherries are sensational and give a deep essence of cherry flavour to these scones, whilst the buttermilk makes them light and airy. This is a casual eating scone, easy to rustle up, and is perfect when eaten fresh from the oven with butter..."

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Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, granulated sugar...

"Gorgeous spiced pumpkin scones with honey butter - what a treat for the tea-time table during autumn and winter. I have made these twice now and love the combination of the honey butter with the scones, although they are also delicious with plain unsalted butter. This recipe came from an Australian "Olive" magazine that was sent to me, apparently,..."

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Ingredients: eggs, honey, milk...