Comments on: Petite Vanilla Bean Scones

By: Juanita

Juanita — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:05:30 +0000

I’ve had these twice now and both times they weren’t as impressive as I hoped they would be. They are a tad drier than I like and just don’t quite have enough of a vanilla taste.

By: Heather Lowe

Heather Lowe — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:14:43 +0000

So moist and delicious…not dry like the kind you buy at Starbucks. I used vanilla bean paste in lieu of vanilla beans (too expensive). I also only used 3 cups of powdered sugar for the glaze – I didn’t want them to be too sweet.

By: iowamomof2

iowamomof2 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:52:08 +0000

I made these a few wks ago and my family loved them. They didn’t last a day. I shared with my mother in law and sister in law. They liked them as well. Planning on making them again.

By: nancycope

nancycope — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:18:37 +0000

Jenny, just add a dash of milk at a time until you get a good consistency, if they are still to crumbly there isn’t enough liquid to really bind them. Mine do this too. My major problem is the frosting/glaze. When I make it according to the recipe it is insanely runny. I’ve put it in the fridge and that hardens it up a bit. I think I’m going to try it next time with only half the milk. The are still delicious!!

By: insanesquash

insanesquash — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:33:24 +0000

These were excellent! I added some dried cherries and blueberries I had in the pantry and they were really delicious and much easier than I imagined!

By: Melanie C.

Melanie C. — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:28:01 +0000

These are AMAZING- and if you are a crazy lady in the kitchen and add 1 3/4 cup heavy cream, you’ll end up with a big glop of dough that is so moist, you’ll add four forever to get it to NOT stick to you. I am not sure what I was thinking, that is the problem.. . I wasn’t thinking. Ree stated “more if needed” and my breakfast brain was all about cream I suppose. But let me tell you, it was the best mistake I ever made! They are great when made by directions standards and scrumptious when you make a mistake like mine! My hubby engulfed them! I helped with that too Enjoy!

By: darcevader

darcevader — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:54:45 +0000

I tried these tonight and I love them. They are more fresh than the ones from Starbucks, and my family loved them too.

I only had two vanilla beans on hand, and they were pretty dried out because I had them for quite awhile, but they still worked (I would imagine that the “caviar” is much easier to scoop out when they’re not so old?) out pretty well. However, because I only had two beans, and the recipe calls for three, I used one bean and one teaspoon of good-quality vanilla extract in the scones themselves. Then I used the other bean for my glaze, because I wanted it to be speckled and pretty. It worked out great!

By: westcoastswedishgirl

westcoastswedishgirl — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:25:03 +0000

jennyschmidt, don’t worry about rolling them out and making perfect triangles, just drop lumps of dough down and bake it like that. I’m going to do that next time, there really was no mess at all, until it came to rolling it out. I’m always looking for ways to make things easier and it’s not necessary to roll them out. However, if you do this, keep an eye on the cooking time. Good luck!

By: westcoastswedishgirl

westcoastswedishgirl — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:21:56 +0000

These are extremely easy to make, which always gets high marks from me! They were even better on the second day. Adding the glaze was a bit too sweet for me. I think next time I’ll add a bit of vanilla extract to the scone dough and leave the glaze off. Everyone in the family loved these and are already asking when I’ll be making them again. Thanks!

By: mrsadams2007

mrsadams2007 — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:17:59 +0000

I LOVE the ones from Starbucks…thank you Ree for bringing my obsession home! These are fabulous! Easy to make too—YUM!