: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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View Recipe Frozen blueberry scones Americans have a complicated relationship with scones, but living in Scotland for a few months taught me to love them.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
The menu features foods such as banana bread loaf, blueberry lemon scones, cinnamon rolls, raspberry lemon scones, organic chicken soup and lasagna.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
In the new year, The Lord Mayor’s Lounge will offer a brand-new afternoon tea menu, the hotel’s 201st year, featuring feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones, citrus macaroons, and so much more.
—Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Launched in May 2024, Captivating Islay is a full-day experiential tour through which guests sample extremely limited-edition scotches from the 245-year-old distillery, combining them with housemade scones and jams.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
The menu features foods such as banana bread loaf, blueberry lemon scones, cinnamon rolls, raspberry lemon scones, organic chicken soup and lasagna.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
In the new year, The Lord Mayor’s Lounge will offer a brand-new afternoon tea menu, the hotel’s 201st year, featuring feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones, citrus macaroons, and so much more.
—Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Launched in May 2024, Captivating Islay is a full-day experiential tour through which guests sample extremely limited-edition scotches from the 245-year-old distillery, combining them with housemade scones and jams.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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scone
noun
ˈskōn 
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven
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