my question is.....do these scones have to be baked right away or can they sit for a while. I am wanting to make these for easter breakfast but I have a half hour drive to my mothers where we are eating. Could I mix it all up, cut it and cover with foil and then pop them in at her house a while later. Or... could I refrigerate the cut scones until cold and then transport them. I just fear that I could possibly ruin them. I want them hot out of the oven!!!!!! Scones actually benefit from some chill time after being shaped and cut, a little like pie dough does. It gives the butter a chance to firm up again, and gets things nice and flaky. So you could shape and freeze the scones for half an hour if you wanted to, let them warm slightly as you do the drive, and pop them into the oven when you get there, no problem. Susan

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