from Tracey G.

Very Berry Scone Mix from King Arthur Flour

What perfect timing for Mix Week – cruising into a Holiday Weekend! I do appreciate something fast when the schedule gets hectic – even if it’s a fun kind of hectic!

The King Arthur Flour scone mixes are always easy and I’ve not had a disappointing experience yet! And, the scone mixes are so versatile! They provide you with “recipes” for transforming the mix into various other goodies like muffins, pancakes, coffeecakes etc. Just check out their Scone Mix Magic page for them!

To make the Very Berry Scone Mix, you just need a few ingredients:

• Salt
• Butter
• Milk
• Egg

You start by adding the salt to the mix, then mixing/cutting in your butter. Once that’s done, combine milk and egg, add that egg/milk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened. You’ve got a few options for shaping, you can go the traditional triangular way by patting dough into a circle on baking pan and cutting or make drop-scones. I used my scone pan for mine!

I couldn’t wait to try these as the smelled so very yummy while they were baking! The “berry” comes from their Jammy Bits in the strawberry, blueberry and raspberry flavors. I love those little things as they’re made from real fruit, not “fruit-flavored” bits like in some other mixes out there. I also like that you can buy them separately to add to your own creation!

But, back to the Very Berry Scones – they are delicious! They tasted as good as they smelled while they were baking. I will be buying more of this mix as they make a yummy addition to your morning coffee or in the evening as a treat!

 

from Kris B.

Peaches and Cream Scone Mix from King Arthur Flour

I am departing from my healthy, low-calorie, Weight Watcher’s point friendly food here and moving toward pure decadence!.. These may look like basic drop biscuits, but in reality they are peachy rich goodness!

I suspect that the basic scone mix for the King Arthur Flour Peaches and Cream Scones is exactly the same as that of the Very Berry Scone Mix that Tracey made except with Peach Jammy Bits.  Though the Peaches and Cream Scones offer an alternative recipe that uses butter and milk as it’s liquid, the primary recipe calls for the addition of:

• salt
• egg
• heavy cream

I used the cream and have no regrets! 🙂

I generally am not a fan of boxed mixes that include “fruit” because normally they taste fake.  That is not the case with this mix.  From the mixing of the ingredients to the baking, the aroma of fresh peachiness was exceptional.  Thankfully, I was not disappointed when it came to the taste test.  I had my daughter, who is much more of a “food snob” that I am, try one of the scones and she was equally impressed.  That say something!

The one thing that I will do differently the next time I make these is rather than making eight generously sized scones, I will make them smaller, aiming for 12-16.  Even at half the size, paired with morning coffee or afternoon tea, you will have a tasty and satisfying treat.

As Tracey also mentioned, the Scone Mix Magic page offered by King Arthur Flour provides even more options for using your scone mixes.

King Arthur Flour often has sales on their mixes.  Keep an eye out.  You will want to have a few of these mixes on hand just in case!

Have a safe and blessed Memorial Day weekend.