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| SERVINGS: 8 medium scones |
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups unbleached white flour ¼ cup sugar 1 t baking powder ½ t baking soda 1/8 t salt ¼ t cloves 6 T chilled, unsalted butter, cut into 1/8 inch slices 7 oz grated sweet apple (prepared weight: apples peeled, grated, and - if juicy - pressed gently in a strainer to eliminate some of the juice) 1/3 cup chopped pieces of dried apple freshly grated peel from 1 lemon ¾ heavy cream DIRECTIONS: Stir together dry ingredients. Add butter pieces and work in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in grated and dried apple and lemon. Add cream and stir briefly with a fork to combine. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and finish forming dough. Pat dough into an 8 inch round, cut into eight wedges, and place in glass baking dishes. Bake until lightly brown and cooked through (until they spring back to a light touch). SUGGESTIONS:
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