I thought scones were called biscuits in the US. Is biscuit a regional name for scone or are they different things? I miss crumpets.
Very similar recipes. If you made American biscuits in the UK they would probably be called scones. But scones in America are sweeter than biscuits and sometimes have dried fruit or seeds inside or sugar on top, or extra flavors. American biscuits aren't sweet and they come in two flavors: buttermilk or butter. Sometimes people bake cheese into biscuits but that is mostly a thing at weird restaurants. Also scones are mostly eaten with tea or coffee, and biscuits are more likely to be eaten with savory things like sausage and gravy, or at a meal in place of dinner rolls. Though a biscuit with butter and a little jam is also great with tea.
I don't think UK distinguishes, but I've also never seen savoury or unsweetened scones. There isn't heaps of sugar but they've always had some sugar so guess it's closer to US scones.
To add on to the other comment, one of the major differences in the process is a proper scone requires "rubbing" the butter into the flour, whereas in a biscuit you cut the butter in with a pastry cutter. This is what gives the textural difference, where a scone is crumbly and a biscuit is flaky. Most bakeries in the states don't want to invest the time in making good scones, so the just make muffins in a slightly different shape and call them scones. Trash.