Saturday, March 26, 2011

Scones will put some meat on your bones

Just tried my first scones recipe - they were so easy, and you can make any kind you can imagine!  They were soft and moist - delicious!

Blueberry scones

2 cups flour (I used half whole wheat and half all-purpose)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
8 Tbsp unsalted butter (cold)
1/2 cup fresh, frozen or dried blueberried (I used frozen and they worked great)
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
1 large egg

1.  Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat over to 400 degrees.
2.  Dump 1st 5 ingredients (through salt) in a food processor and pulse a few times to mix.  Cut up butter and put in food processor and pulse until crumbled into the flour mixture.  Dump in a medium bowl and stir in fruit.
3.  In a small bowl whisk yogurt and egg until smooth.  Using a fork, stir into the flour mixture until large dough clumps form.  Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball.  (The dough will be very sticky.)
4.  Place on a lightly floured surfact and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick.  Sprinkle with 1 tsp of sugar.  Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper about 1 inch apart (they will get significantly bigger so make sure you space them out).  Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes.  Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

Variations:
Lemon-blueberry scones:  Add 1 generous tsp lemon zest to the flour mixture.
Chocolate chip:  Substitute 1/2 cup chocolate chips for the blueberries.
Cranberry-orange:  Add 1 generous tsp orange zest to the dry ingredients and substitute cranberries for blueberries.

Here is the original recipe:  http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/simple-scones/Detail.aspx

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