Mimis Valentine Raspberry Scones Food

MIMI'S RASPBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• With a pastry blended cut the butter in to look like coarse crumbs.
• Gently fold the berries into the flour mixture.
• In a small bowl combine the cream, beaten egg, and vanilla; mix well.
• Add this to the flour mixture and stir till just combined; do not overmix.
• Knead dough gently on a lightly floured board being careful of the berries.
• Roll or pat into a circle that is about 7" round and about 1 1/2" thick.
• Cut the circle in half and each half into four pie-shaped wedges.
• Place on a baking sheet; brush the tops with egg wash.
• Bake in a 400-425 degree oven on the middle rack; to prevent browning on the bottom, place the cookie sheet on top of another cookie sheet; bake for about 20 minutes or till nicely browned.
• Best eaten the day they are made.

MIMI'S VALENTINE RASPBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• With a pastry blender cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl combine the cream, beaten egg, and vanilla; mix well.
• Add this to the flour mixture and stir till just combined; do not overmix.
• Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead about 5-6 times.
• Roll out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with a 4" heart-sharped cookie cutter; lightly press trimmings together and reroll to cut more scones--you should have 12.
• Place 6 hearts on a greased baking sheet (the rerolled ones are best for the bottom).
• Top each one with 1 tablespoon of jam; moisten edge of dough with water from your finger and place a second heart on top.
• Press along edges to seal.
• Sprinkle tops lightly with granulated sugar and then with the red sugar crystals.
• Bake 400 degree oven for 15-18 minutes; don't let them get too brown.
• Serve in a basket with a pretty napkin.

FAST RASPBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a food processor, pulse together flour, cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and pulse until pea-size pieces form. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg yolk. Slowly pour buttermilk mixture through feed tube into processor, pulsing until dough just comes together.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and sprinkle raspberries on top. Knead 3 times to fold in raspberries (there may be loose pieces of dough and a stray berry or 2). Gather and pat dough into a 1-inch-thick square and cut or pull apart into 2-inch pieces. Place pieces, about 2 inches apart, on 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets and sprinkle tops with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let scones cool slightly on sheets on wire racks. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MIMI'S CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut in the butter using pastry blended till it looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead lightly about 10 times.
• Pat or roll into a 7-inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Score into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
• Bake in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or till light brown.
• Immediately remove from sheet and carefully separate wedges.
• Serve warm.
• NOTE: If the dough is too dry, stir in an additional 1-2 tablespoons of buttermilk; sometimes I will add an extra tablespoon while mixing, but you try it for the first time.