Utah Scones

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To me, scones have always been the cousin of a biscuit. I made them and serves them with jam and clotted cream, or maybe some lemon curd. My husbands' Grandmother is from England and sometimes I think Kevin is more British than American! We try to incorporate some English traditions into our home so that our girls can keep in touch with their heritage.

However, these cones are nothing like our usual ones. These are a cross between a fried doughnut and a fried piece of bread. They are slightly chewier than a doughnut and not as dense as a piece of fried bread dough. The are easy to make, so delicious and very, very addicting.

These are called Utah Scones, or sometimes I've seen them called Mormon Scones, because the recipe came from the early Mormon settlers. If you've ever gone to a county fair and had fried bread, these are a lot like that! We decided to make them in the shape of bones, Halloween is coming up, you know, and while the traditional topping is honey butter or buttermilk syrup we chose to roll them in cinnamon and sugar. I love the honey butter, though, give that a try sometime, too.

I made these in my bread machine on the dough cycle and then fried them quickly in oil. Not an everyday indulgence to be sure, but they made out tea time a little extra special. This recipe makes a lot, so you'll have some to share- or not. I won't judge you either way ;)

Utah Scones
recipe from Make It Do

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 Tablespoon yeast
• 3 Tablespoons sugar 
• 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled off
•  1 Tablespoon salt 
• 5-6 cups flour
• Oil for frying in

In the pan of your bread machine, put the warm water, warm milk, melted butter, sugar and yeast. Add in 5 cups of the flour and the salt. Turn the machine on the dough setting and watch it while it mixes. Add in as much of the remaining cup of flour as you need to make a smooth ball. You don't want it to be dry, but it shouldn't be sticky either. Let the dough run the dough cycle (mine has a 1 hour raise as part of the cycle). When the dough has mixed and risen, take it out of the bowl and roll it out on the counter. I rolled mine a little thicker than 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into your desired shape (rectangles, triangle, circle, etc) and fry in 350-375 degree oil. Test a small piece of dough before commencing your frying to be sure the outside is brown and the inside is all the way cooked through. It should take a 1-2 minutes on each side.