Ricotta Cheese Scones

Submitted by najwa

"My husband likes ricotta cheese a lot, so I came up with this recipe .. You won't believe how light these scones are .. Next time I will sub lemon juice for the milk, and grated lemon rind for the cinnamon .."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 6 scones

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup light ricotta cheese (or regular)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon nonfat milk (or regular, cream .. etc)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup shortening

• For dusting

• sugar
• cinnamon

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees, and spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg, milk and cinnamon.
3. Mix well with a fork until well combined and not very lumpy.
4. (Do not mix until all lumps disappear).
5. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
6. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
7. Stir in cheese mixture lightly, then combine quickly.
8. Be careful not to overmix, knead no more than 10 times.
9. You may need to add another tablespoon of milk depending on your flour, dough should be slightly sticky and shiny.
10. Place on the baking sheet, and pat into 3/4 inch thickness.
11. Cut round into 6 wedge-shaped pieces.
12. Move scones so they are not touching, and dust with sugar and cinnamon.
13. Back 15-20 minutes, or until browned.

Reviews

[jsh145]

too much flour, consistency is not right, cup and a half of flour at most is probably a better bet.

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

WOW....these are delicious scones. I was reluctant to use shortening. I love to bake with butter, just because I love the flavor it adds. But, I decided to give the shortening a try and they came out PERFECT! Light and tender. I did refrigerate the shortening before cutting it in and only used 1 1/2 cups of flour. I did bake mine about 1/2 an hour. I think my oven temp is off. I know I'll make these again. Thanks so much for posting the recipe.

 

[jane49423]

I ha dnever made scones, but had some ricotta cheese to use up and didn't want to make yet another Italian dish. These are very tasty!

 

[realbirdlady]

Moist and rich. I used margarine rather than shortening, and still had a soft (not heavy) textured scone.

 

[free-free]

LOVELY!!! I threw these together real quick one night just before dinner because I had some of the ingredients out doing other things...this turned out to be the biggest hit with my husband who took the to share w/ the office- (he only does that with the really good stuff :) )...I used almond milk and added a lot more to get the texture right...then I added a mix of almond and vanilla extract...will definitely make again and prob. add nuts...also want to try the lemon version mentioned...super good Thanks najwa