Yogurt Scones/优格司康饼/요구르트스콘

Yogurt Scones/优格司康饼/요구르트스콘 Bakery 2013/01/07 18:11

Scones are great with clotted cream, jelly ,jam or just their own...
司康饼配上忌廉，果酱，很可口 或者就只慢慢细嚼，品尝其原味。。。

A scone is a single-serving cake or quick bread, originally hailing from Scotland. They are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and are baked on sheet pans. They are often lightly sweetened and are occasionally glazed
The original scone was round and flat, usually the size of a medium size plate. It was made with unleavened oats and baked on a griddle (or girdle, in Scots), then cut into triangle-like quadrants for serving. Today, many would call the large round cake a bannock, and call the quadrants scones. In Scotland, the words are often used interchangeably.
Scones sold commercially are usually round, although some brands are hexagonal as this shape may be tessellated for space efficiency. When prepared at home, they take various shapes including triangles, rounds and squares.
British scones are often lightly sweetened, but may also be savoury. They frequently include raisins, currants, cheese or dates. In Scotland and Ulster, savoury varieties of scone include soda scones, also known as soda farls, and potato scones, normally known as tattie scones, which resemble small, thin savoury pancakes made with potato flour. Potato scones are most commonly served fried in a full Scottish breakfast or an Ulster fry.
The griddle scone (or "girdle scone" in Scots) is a variety of scone which is fried rather than baked. This usage is also common in New Zealand where scones, of all varieties, form an important part of the traditional cuisine.
Other common varieties include the dropped scone, or drop scone, like a pancake, after the method of dropping the batter onto the griddle or frying pan to cook it, and the lemonade scone, which is made with lemonade and cream instead of butter and milk.
Also, there is the fruit scone or fruited scone, which contains currants, sultanas, peel and glace cherries, which is just like a plain round scone with the fruit kneaded into the dough.
In some countries one may also encounter savoury varieties of scone which may contain or be topped with combinations of cheese, onion, bacon, etc.

司康饼又稱英國茶餅、英國鬆餅，是一种比薄麦饼（Bannock）要厚的烤餅。它由小麦、大麦或麦片製成，通常用烘焙粉作发酵剂用。是英式下午茶常見的點心。一般食用时会切开涂上忌廉或者草莓果酱等。
司康饼与美式饼干极其类似，美国人把那种饼干叫做“曲奇”（cookie）。司康饼要比美国的饼干粘，通常包括甜葡萄干、无核小葡萄干、奶酪（又音译作芝士）或枣。在一些地方，还会在司康饼中加入牛奶，甚至直接用牛奶代替水。又或者烘烤前，在司康饼顶上涂上一层薄薄的鸡蛋。美國的作法可能还包括一些水果比如蔓越橘或是坚果，而巧克力仁的司康饼在美国也很受欢迎。司康饼同时也是奶油点心的基本成分。
架子烘烤出来的司康饼是其中的一种。在一些国家中甚至有裹着或者顶上撒着些奶酪、洋葱或咸肉的司康饼类点心。
在苏格兰语中，烘烤架被理解为平底的浅锅(girdle)，因此架烤的司康饼被叫作girdle scone（平底锅司康饼）。
在苏格兰和阿尔斯特地区，烤饼作为一种点心其種類包括了苏打烤饼（或叫作苏打燕麦饼）及馬鈴薯司康饼。馬鈴薯司康饼就像是用馬鈴薯粉制成小小的、細薄的薄烤饼(Pancake)。在苏格兰的当地，馬鈴薯司康饼的作法通常是油炸，与英式早餐的作法相同。

( source : wikipedia )

Today, I bake the scones with yogurt and raisins...

Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes...

Cut out scones with a lightly floured round cookies cutter...

Place the scones on the baking pan...

Brush the top of the scones with the beaten egg before baking...

Cool on a wire rack...


Ingredients :

cake flour 500 g
salt 5 g
sugar 30 g
baking powder 4 g
baking soda 5 g
raisins 70 g
plain yogurt 400 g
1  egg yolk ( for brushing the top of the scones )

Method :

1. Preheat the oven for 190 degree C.

2. Line a baking pan with parchment  paper.

3. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add in the salt and sugar and whisk it well.

4. Pour the plain yogurt and raisins into the mixture and knead the dough gently until it comes together and is a smooth dough.

5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

6. After 30 minutes, remove dough from refrigerator.

7. Roll out dough to about 2.5 cm in thickness.

8.  Cut out scones with a lightly floured round cookies cutter or other shapes, depending on your preference.

9. Place on prepared baking pan and brush the top of the scones with the beaten egg.

10. Bake for 15 - 20  minutes or until the tops are golden brown.

11. Cool on a wire rack.