Earl Grey Scones

Ugly Duckling Bakery

Earl Grey Scones

Ugly Duckling Bakery

Earl Grey scones are an indulgent treat for breakfast or tea. Butter and cream make them soft, sweet, and flaky.

Earl Grey Scones

Ugly Duckling Bakery

Ingredients

flour sugar Earl Grey tea  baking powder baking soda salt butter cream

How to Make Scones

This recipe will remind you of making pie crust and puff pastry. The goal is to work the dough lightly while keeping the butter from getting warm.

How to Make Scones

Rolling and folding the dough for these Earl Grey scones gives you lots of flaky layers.

How to Make Scones

When you cut out the scones, you can trim the edges to get a straight rise of your layers. If you care about that sort of thing.

How to Make Scones

Feel free to brush your scones with a bit more cream and sprinkle on sugar before baking. And serve them with your favorite jam.

Love scones?

You can make these chocolate chip scones too. They're made in almost exactly the same way.

Love Earl Grey tea?

Check out this Earl Grey and lavender cake made with lavender cream cheese frosting.

Love Earl Grey tea?

Make a "Lady Bridgerton" - an Empress Gin cocktail with an Earl Grey simple syrup.