Editor’s note: High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...

While the ingredients don’t change much, some of the finer points do when making scones — egg or no egg, lots of sugar or a little, high baking temperature or low. An alternative is to soak the dry ...

A scone is a traditional British baked good made of wheat or oatmeal, raised with baking powder, and baked on sheet pans. It’s the main component served with afternoon tea and not to be confused with ...

Clockwise from top left: chocolate chip, blueberry with poppy seeds, citrus-honeycomb,and strawberry-rhubarb scones from Sqirl pastry chef Catalina Flores. (Ben Mims / Los Angeles Times) Last season’s ...

These Banana Scones are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for breakfast, brunch or as an afternoon snack. They are made with ripe bananas, giving them a natural sweetness and moist ...

Reminiscent of cinnamon coffee cake, but with a firmer texture, these scones are mixed with walnuts tossed in butter and cinnamon. There's even more cinnamon in the dough, along with nutmeg, ...

1. In a bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients, whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, allspice, and sugar to blend them. 2. Scatter the butter over the flour mixture. Using ...

I’ve worked in many different bakeries across New York City over the past eight years, and most of them have the same assortment of fresh-baked morning pastries — staples such as biscuits, muffins, ...

This scone dough was created as an all-purpose base for whatever seasonal fruits, spices and other flavorings you want. It’s a great way to use up produce before it goes bad. In that spirit of ...

Put on a sweater, make a hot cup of tea and break out the mixer. Fall is here, and with it comes the unofficial start of baking season. Don't get me wrong, I love to bake any time of year. But there's ...

Last season’s third episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” begins with Larry David going on the hunt for the pastry chef who makes the perfect scone. He needs the scones for his “spite store,” which he’s ...