Lemony Scones with Dried Fruit
From peetabear 17 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 16
this is a Betty Crocker recipe with a few changes... you can make a different flavor each time you make them by altering the fruit combos... I always like the apricots in them..
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour shopping list
- 2 teasp. baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teasp. baking soda shopping list
- 1/4 teasp. salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
- 1 ( 8-ounce ) container sour cream shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 teasp. finely grated lemon peel shopping list
- 2/3 cup snipped dried apricot shopping list
- 2/3 cup raisins, or snipped dates or prunes, or dried cherries, or dried cranberries.... or any combo that you like shopping list
- ........................................................... shopping list
- glaze: shopping list
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar shopping list
- 2 - 3 teasp. lemon juice shopping list
- 1/2 teasp. finely grated lemon peel shopping list
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts or pecans shopping list
How to make it
- in a bowl stir together: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- cut in the butter to resemble coarse crumbs....set aside
- in bowl stir together: sour cream, egg, granulated sugar, and 1 teasp. lemon peel
- add sour cream mixture to the flour mixture
- combine just until moistened ... don't over mix
- stir in the apricots and dried fruit
- drop dough onto a lightly greased large baking sheet
- bake in a preheated oven at 375' F for 18 - 20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean
- cool slightly on a rack
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- glaze
- stir together the powdered sugar and the 1/2 teasp. lemon peel
- stir in enough lemon juice to make a drizzling consistency
- drizzle over scones
- sprinkle with the nuts
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I love scones and will use apricots . ^5 Thanks for post.
mystic_river1
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