What’s
the difference between biscuits and scones?
“Can
I make biscuits with my scone recipe?”
There’s a
fine line between biscuits and scones. It’s true that your English
scones look different than your Southern Buttermilk Biscuits but there
is not that much difference between the two. And if you shape your biscuits
like scones and scones like biscuits, it’s hard to tell the difference.
Biscuits and scones
are often mixed and baked the same way. We use a round biscuit cutter
for both.
Typically, scones are made with egg and are a little sweeter. Often
scones have fruit
or nuts added and may be drizzled with a glaze. But you can add
fruit and nuts to a biscuit recipe also. (Some would say that if you,
do your biscuits just become scones.)
Scones originated
in Scotland; biscuits are thought of as an American food.
If you would like
to fancy up your biscuits, add a touch of sugar, some fruit, and maybe
some nuts. You can cut them into squares, wedges, or cut them round
with a biscuit cutter. You can drizzle a glaze over them. Are they then
scones? Does it matter?
