This is our quick and easy go-to Drop Scones recipe.
Affordable Breakfast Scones
This is a breakfast recipe you can easily whip up and have ready in a jiffy, even when you are especially low on groceries and your pantry needs restocking,
The ingredients might more often than not still be available in your pantry, making the recipe very affordable and one to have in your portfolio of easy recipes.
Quick and Easy Drop Scones
This budget-friendly Scones recipe is fast to make. You’ll be surprised at how the ingredients come together really fast.
Not only does it take just minutes to have the butter ready, these pan-fried easy scones fry in a very short time.
I often use multiple pans to fry the drop scones when I want them ready in a short time.
Why the Name Drop Scones?
Drop scones must have got their name from the mode of cooking/ frying. You drop spoonfuls of the butter into the pan and then fry them. Each spoonful spreads slightly and forms a fairly round scone called a drop scone. This way of cooking makes the scones fry quickly.
These Eggless Drop Scones are soft, fluffy, and delicious. We enjoy them a lot!
Our easy Eggless Scones Recipe
I first developed this pan-fried drop scones recipe without eggs and posted it on YouTube. You can watch the video on YouTube if you’d like. The link to the video is at the end of this post.
The feedback by those who’ve tried the recipe was overwhelmingly positive. Most of those who’ve tried these eggless drop scones have enjoyed them immensely.
I trust you too will enjoy them when you follow our easy step-by-step guide to making these eggless scones.
Where it all began…
My history with drop scones actually began with my mom. She made us drop scones often, especially for our late afternoon teatime.
I took drop scones for granted now that I’d grown up eating them. This was until I lived on a compound housing several young people.
When I shared my mom’s drop scones recipe, it was enthusiastically received and enjoyed a lot. The recipe eventually made rounds in the houses, receiving lots of positive feedback.
The drop scones recipe finally landed on my channel on YouTube and soon became one of my frequently watched recipes. I was also grateful for the feedback, never mind that I was just learning the ropes of YouTube; hence, the video wasn’t necessarily topnotch in its quality and presentability.
You can find that Drop Scone recipe here on YouTube.
Thank God for creativity. Once when I didn’t have eggs in my pantry, I developed this drop scones recipe without eggs. It’s one of my best Scones recipes so far.
Welcome to The Home of Drop Scones!
I’ve developed several Drop Scones recipes including Sourdough Drop scones.
You can find our Sourdough Drop scones recipe here, our banana Drop Scones Recipe here, my mom’s quick and easy drop scones recipe here, our Drop Scones recipe with a sourdough discard here, and others. Our YouTube Channel has several Drop Scones Recipes that you can also find on this playlist here if you would like to watch!
All these drop scones recipes are easy and quick breakfast recipes!
These eggless Drop Scones are not only suitable for breakfast, they also come in handy when you have guests coming on short notice. They are so quick to make as I said. They are a wonderful snack and brunch recipe as well.
What ingredients make up our easy Drop Scones recipe without eggs?
All-purpose Flour:
Work with any good-quality wheat flour to make your eggless drop scones.
Baking powder
Use any good quality baking powder that’s not expired.
Sugar
Sugar enhances the taste of the drop scones. What I’ve given in the list of ingredients is a guide. You can work with the amount of sugar you’d prefer, or not add any if you don’t want sugar.
Salt
The salt also enhances the flavor of the Drop Scones, giving you a delicious balanced taste that you will enjoy.
Marge/ butter
Marge or butter helps shorten the butter resulting in soft fluffy delicious drop scones. The marge or butter greatly enhances the taste and texture of the scones too.
Milk (and, or water)
Milk will make your drop scones healthier, softer, fluffier, and more nutritious. If you don’t have a lot of milk, you can use milk and water in equal proportions. The drop scones will still turn out wonderful and tasty.
Cooking oil
Work with any good quality cooking oil suitable for shallow frying.
Let’s get into our delicious and quick Drop Scones recipe without eggs. I trust this breakfast recipe will become one of your favorites when you try it.
Fluffy Eggless Drop Scones: A Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipe
Equipment
- 1 frying pan
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Wooden Spoon
- 1 Fork
- 2 tablespoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 3 to 4 tbsps sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp marge/ butter - heaped
- 1 & ½ cups milk (Room temperature. Could be slightly more or less – to get the dough to a smooth thick heavy paste with a dropping consistency, not runny!)
- cooking oil to shallow fry
Instructions
- Add all the dry ingredients—the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt—to a mixing bowl.Mix the dry ingredients with your wooden spoon until evenly mixed.
- Add the marge/ butter to the dry ingredients. Rub it into the dry ingredients using your finger tips until even and fully rubbed in and crumbly.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add 1 cup of milk.Mix with a wooden spoon. Add the remaining milk, a little at a time, and mix until the butter has a thick, smooth consistency that can be dropped into the pan. This means, our butter is slightly heavier than pancake butter. You may use slightly more or slightly less milk than the amount in the ingredients list above depending on the brand of the flour.
- Switch on your stove and place your frying pan on the flame.Give it a few minutes to heat up then add the cooking oil. I'm working with a 10" pan. I will add 4 tablespoons of the oil into the pan. If your pan is smaller, adjust the cooking oil accordingly.Give the cooking oil about a minute to get a little hot then reduce the flame to medium-low heat.Use a tablespoon to scoop the butter and drop a tablespoon of the butter into the pan. Ensure to focus on one point as you drop the butter so it can spread out from there to form a fairly round scone. For a 10" to 11" pan, I will usually drop about 7 to 8 scoops into the pan.
- Give the drop scones 1 to 2 minutes to fry. Once the drop scone pieces begin to form bubbles on the surface, to firm up, and to turn a nice golden color, turn them over. For ease of turning, I will usually use a fork in one hand to poke the scone on the edge to hold it in place and a tablespoon in my other hand. I will then place the tablespoon under the scone. With the fork holding the scone in place, I will use the spoon to turn over the scone as shown in the picture. This way, each drop scone holds together nicely and is less messy. (You can also refer to the video tutorial to see how I do this practically)
- Turn all the scones over and let them fry until cooked through and with a nice golden color on both sides.
- Turn them again and give them another 30 or so seconds to fry on that side incase of any raw butter that might have strayed on that side during the turning of the drop scones. Your Drop Scones are now ready!Transfer them to a tray or platter lined with paper towels. The paper towels absorb any excess cooking oil.
- Repeat the process until all the drop scones are ready.Serve fresh with a suitable accompaniment or beverage.I love drop scones with my Kenyan tea!Enjoy!Enhance your hospitality for the glory of God.
Video
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