Jolene's Recipe Journal

U is for Utah Buttermilk Scones! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. For today's letter, U, I decided to really challenge myself and not only make something with yeast but also something deep fried.  I'm not quite certain why these are called Utah scones when they resemble more of a fried dough boy, but I was excited to give them a try. I proofed the yeast in the bowl of my KitchenAid mixer and then brought it together with the paddle attachment.  I switched over to the dough hook but stopped when it looked close to being combined and switched to kneading by hand. I personally like a pastry mat for kneading dough because you can use a lot less flour and also it's easier to clean up. Once the dough was smooth-ish, I put it into a clean, oiled bowl, cover