Apricot-Citrus Scones
- Ready In:
- 58mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
16 scones
ingredients
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SCONES
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 3⁄4 cup dried apricot, finely diced
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup buttermilk
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GLAZE
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Butter a baking sheet.
- In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, blend the butter into the dry ingredients, until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Add the orange zest, apricots and pecans and toss to combine.
- Stir in the buttermilk until the dough is rough and shaggy.
- Gather the dough together and place on a liberally floured work surface.
- Gently knead about 10 times.
- Divide the dough in half and pat each piece into a circle about 7 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick.
- Glaze each by brushing with cream and sprinkling on sugar.
- Cut each round into eight pie-shaped wedges.
- Place the scones, barely touching, on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 15-18 minutes, until puffy and golden.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mersaydees
Bloomington, Indiana