Utah Scones
Ingredients:
1 cup warm water
1 cup warm milk
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
3 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup melted butter, cooled
1 tablespoon salt
5 to 6 cups bread flour
vegetable oil for deep frying
Directions:
Combine warm water and warm milk. Stir in the sugar. Add dry active yeast and stir lightly. Allow yeast to activate, about 10 minutes. In a stand mixter, fitted with a bread hood, add milk mixture and melted cooled butter. Add the salt. Start the mixer and add the flour one cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Dough should be slightly sticky but workable. Cover the dough in the bowl with a towel. Set in a warm place and allow to raise until double.
Pour your oil in a large pan (with sides deep enough to fully immerse the scones ) or a deep fryer and heat slowly over medium to medium high heat. While the oil is heating roll the dough out onto the ocunter, without flour, into a large rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. You may choose to butter the counter lightly. Using a pizza cutter, cut into squares or triangles.
Heat oil to between 350 F - 400 F degrees and cook scones until golden brown. Serve immediately
We like these with Buttermilk Syrup. Soooo good.
