Copycat Fisher Scones - A Puyallup Fair Speciality

We are sending Fair Week out with a bang!  A few weeks ago I took a poll on Facebook to see what everyone’s favorite fair food is and today’s recipe was the hands down winner!   So today I bring you copycat Fisher Scones.   

Fisher scones have been a Puyallup Fair staple for over 100 years and they have sold over 100 million scones!  That’s a lot of scones!  They are served warm and are filled with a slab of butter and a glob of raspberry jam.  There are booths all over the fair grounds and you can expect a long line at each of them, especially right before the fair closes and everyone is going home!  But let me tell you they are definitely worth the wait!  I recommend ordering a dozen (they actually give you 13) and that way you can share or save them for breakfast for the next week!  Even as an adult whenever somebody in my family goes to the fair they bring home a bag for all of us to share!

With this recipe you can make them at home year round!   Getting this recipe right was quite the challenge - Fisher even has their own blend of flour they use to make their scones! I think I got it pretty close – these slightly sweet flaky scones will melt in your mouth just like at the fair and don’t forget the butter and raspberry jam! 

Copycat Fisher Scones

- 1 stick of butter, cold

- 3 cups of all purpose flour

- 2 teaspoons of baking powder

- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch

- 2 tablespoons of sugar

- ½ teaspoon of salt

- ¾ cup of milk

- 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees

In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, corn starch, sugar, and salt.  Grate the stick of butter (I used a cheese grater) into the dry mixture.

Work the butter into the dry mixture with a fork or your fingers

Slowly add the vanilla and milk and mix until incorporated

Place the dough on a well floured surface and divide it in half

Roll each half into an inch thick round (think small, thick pie crust)

Cut each round into quarters (like pie slices)

Place the scones on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown

While still warm, split scones apart but not all of the way and fill with butter and raspberry jam.

Ok y'all that wraps up Fair Week!  Here are the rest of this week’s fair themed treats:

Gluten-Free Funnel Cakes
Fair Style Onion Burgers
Elephant Ears

What’s your favorite memory of the fair??  What fair treat would you enjoy year round if you could?