Raspberry Scones
A whole wheat, jam-filled scone recipe. I lived in Middlebury, CT when I created this award winning quick bread better known as Middleberry Scones.
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. grated orange peel
- ¼ cup butter or margarine
- ⅔ cup half-and-half
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup raspberry or strawberry preserves
- 1 tsp. sugar
Spread and Garnish
- 1 (3-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
- 16 fresh raspberries or strawberries if desired
- 1 tsp. grated orange peel if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425ºF. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
- In large bowl, combine flours, 2 Tbsp. sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1 tsp. orange peel; mix well. Using fork or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In small bowl, combine half-and-half and egg; blend well. Add to flour mixture. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. The dough will be sticky.
- Turn dough out onto well-floured surface; knead lightly 4 times. Divide in half; pat each half into 8” circle.
- Place 1 circle on greased cookie sheet; spread preserves to within 1” of edge.
- Place remaining circle over preserves; pinch edges to seal.
- Sprinkle top with 1 tsp. sugar.
- Cut into 8 wedges; do not separate.
- Bake 15-18 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Cut through scones. Serve warm with cream cheese; garnish with berries and 1 tsp. orange peel.
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Notes
For a delicious blueberry scone substitute lemon zest for the orange and fill with blueberry jam.
Sprinkle demerara sugar instead of plain sugar on top for a bit of sparkle and crunch.
Also delicious served with Devon cream or creme fraiche.
Make it a white chocolate raspberry scone by sprinkling some white chocolate chips over the jam filling. Drizzle the baked scone with some melted white chocolate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 sconeCalories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 282IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 145mgIron: 1mg
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