Today I felt like making scones, so my little helper and I made this recipe below. The house smells so yummy I can't wait to have a taste :) I forgot to take a picture of the finished product and I already packed them up! They look really moist and chewy, but not too moist! I forgot to spray the pan and so they got a little dark on the bottom. Oh, I didn't use strawberries, I used dried cranberries instead. =)
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup ripe strawberries - cleaned, hulled and diced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.) Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2. Place diced strawberries on paper towels to absorb liquid. Combine the cream with the vanilla extract in a small
- pitcher, and set aside.
- 3. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and lemon zest together in a mixing bowl. Cut the cold
- butter into chunks and add to the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender to cut in butter until mixture resembles
- coarse, pea-sized crumbs. Stir in strawberries, and gently toss ingredients. Make a hole in the middle of the
- flour mixture; pour cream mixture into the hole. Quickly stir dough together until just blended.
- 4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; and knead until smooth and satiny, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer
- dough to prepared baking sheet and pat into an 8-inch round. Use a serrated knife to cut the round into 8
- wedge-shaped pieces. Separate wedges on the baking sheet, leaving at least 1/2 inch space between each.
- 5. Bake in preheated oven until tops are light brown and crusty, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and
- cool 20 minutes before serving.
6 comments:
I love scones and haven't ever made them! I just might have to make this recipe.
Thanks!!
They look lovely Elizabeth! I might have to come on over and taste them for you!!
Mmmm... They do look good and I bet the cranberries did put off a good smell when baking!
Lisa and Meredith, you will like these scones a lot, but I forgot to mention in the recipe that I didn't put in the nutmeg, actually I changed up the recipe the way I liked it! So feel free to experiment! =)
Did you like them Marie?
They look like they tasted wonderful! You and Marie are so good at making scones.
Yummy. I wish I had the motivation to bake more often.
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