Pear Ginger Scones Food

PEAR GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and ginger and cut in the butter with a fork until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in cereal.
• Stir in pear, egg whites and just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl.
• Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 10 times.
• Roll dough into to a circle, 1/2 inch thick and cut into wedges with a knife dipped in flour.
• Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Brush with milk.
• Bake about 16 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from cookie sheet and serve warm.

PEAR-GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
• In medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and ginger. Cut in butter with fork until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in cereal. Stir in pear, egg whites and just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. With rolling pin, roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough with 3-inch cutter dipped in flour. (Or roll dough into round, 1/2 inch thick, and cut into 12 wedges with knife dipped in flour.) Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with milk.
• Bake about 16 minutes or until golden. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; serve warm.

ALMOND-GINGER-PEAR SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the pears, 1/3 cup of the almonds and the candied ginger. Toss to mix them inches Mix in buttermilk just to blend. Gather into a ball and gently knead 3 or 4 times on a lightly floured surface.
• Pat or roll out 3/4 inch thick. Cut out circles with 2 1/2- to 3-inch round cutter, rerolling scraps as needed.
• Place on baking sheet, spacing apart. Brush tops with egg, sprinkle with remaining almonds, dividing equally, and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake in center of oven 12 to 15 minutes until springy to the touch and lightly browned. Remove to rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 12 scones.

PEAR SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; cut in the butter until the mixture has a crumbly texture. Whisk together the egg and half-and-half in a separate bowl; stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until combined; stir in the pear. Drop large spoonfuls of the dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes; rest briefly on a cooling rack before serving.