Recipe

Lemony Scones With Dried Fruit Recipe

	Peetabear / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago 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.. Prep:20m Cook:18m Servings:16	Peetabear
	scones easy lemony

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Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 teasp. baking powder

1/2 teasp. baking soda

1/4 teasp. salt

1/2 cup butter

1 ( 8-ounce ) container sour cream

1 egg

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teasp. finely grated lemon peel

2/3 cup snipped dried apricot

2/3 cup raisins, or snipped dates or prunes, or dried cherries, or dried cranberries.... or any combo that you like

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glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 - 3 teasp. lemon juice

1/2 teasp. finely grated lemon peel

1/4 cup toasted walnuts or pecans

Directions

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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Comments

meileen 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Thanks, I will use this recipe and I love the flexibility of using other fruits as well since some dried fruits are hard to find in China.

mystic_river1 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I love scones and will use apricots . ^5 Thanks for post.

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