Craisin Cranberry White Chocolate Scones Food

CRANBERRY AND WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl by hand or using an electric mixer, blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter.
• Add the half and half, beaten egg, cranberries (I like the dried ones), and the white chocolate chips, and stir until the dough holds together.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 2 minutes.
• Form into a 1/2-inch thick round, then cut the round into 8 wedges (you can also make two smaller rounds of smaller wedges, if you like).
• Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil, then transfer the wedges to the sheet.
• Bake the scones at 400 degrees F for 14 minutes or until golden brown.

CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a separate bowl, toss cranberries with sugar; add to flour mixture along with orange peel and nuts. Mix lightly.
• In another bowl, beat together cream and egg; slowly pour into dry ingredients, mixing with rubber scraper until dough forms. Knead dough 4 or 5 times, being careful not to over handle. Divide dough in half. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Shape each half into a 6 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Place scones on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHIP-CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk the first six ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk yogurt and egg yolk; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips., Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently 10 times. Pat dough into an 8-in. circle. Cut into 12 wedges. Place wedges on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled scones in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each scone on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

CRAISIN CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• 1) Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2) In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in craisins and white chocolate chips.
• 3) In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
• 4) Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.).
• 5) Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoons of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Cut butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or two knives until coarse crumbs are formed.
• Stir in cranberries and chips.
• Whisk together egg and milk.
• Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the liquid mixture. Stir together until moistened.
• Dust bread board or counter top with flour and turn the dough out.
• Fold the dough until it forms a large lump of dough.
• Pat the dough into a disk about 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Cut into 6 wedges (I use a pizza cutter) and place them on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving them a little room to spread ( I use parchment paper).
• Bake for 11 - 12 minutes or until they are golden. Place on a wire rack to cool.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter then add the wet ingredients, chocolate chips and craisins. Mix just until blended.
• Flour counter. Knead & pat into 1/2 inch thick circle. Cut like a pizza.
• Place on lightly butter cookie sheet leaving space between. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 15-20 minutes at 375 degrees or until golden brown. Makes about 8 scones.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a food processor; add butter and process until the resulting mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Stir chocolate chips and cranberries into the flour mixture. Add almond milk 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing it into the flour mixture with your hands or a spoon.
• Whisk almond milk and vanilla extract together in a small bowl and stir into the mixture with the final addition of almond milk, kneading the resulting dough by hand until it begins to come together, adding extra almond milk as needed to make it moist enough to be workable.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into 11 golf ball-sized spheres and flatten so they resemble a pancake about 3/4-inch thick; arrange onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.

CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine milk and 2 tablespoons beaten egg; add to crumb mixture just until moistened. Stir in cranberries. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Pat into a 6-in. circle. Cut into four wedges. Separate wedges and place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush with remaining egg; sprinkle with coarse sugar. , Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in white chocolate chips and cranberries. Mix in buttermilk and egg until just combined and dough forms a shaggy ball.
• Roll out slightly and cut into 12 triangles. Place on the prepared baking tray. Brush each scone with a little cream and sprinkle with some coarse sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until barely golden around the edges, about 15 minutes.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• Mix flour, first sugar, baking soda and salt.
• Stir in buttermilk and cut in reduced fat margarine.
• Mix in cranberries, chocolate chips and first cinnamon.
• Gather into a ball, press together and knead 12 times on floured board.
• Divide in two pieces.
• Grease a very large cookie sheet and push each piece into a large half inch thick circle on the cookie sheet, don't let them touch.
• Cut each into 8 triangular pieces with a large kitchen knife, you will need to cut again after baking.
• Mix cream, second sugar and cinnamon into a sort of paste, and paint over both circles of dough.
• Bake about 20-25 minutes in a 400° preheated oven.
• Let cool and cut again into 8 wedges each, following original cut marks.