Festive Superfruit Scones
Well it is the festive season and I am certainly feel like sharing currently. I made some festive themed scones to take to our french neighbours (they're in their 90s bless them and still going strong) in order that they can enjoy their home made jam (which they very kindly shared with us) with something a little special. I didn'
t find clotted cream but, I'm sure Creme Fraiche would do just fine. Below is the recipe that I adjusted from a traditional fruit scone recipe just for this occasion. I can't wait to try them and sincerely hope that our neighbours love them. Happy Christmas all and keep your eyes peeled as I'm in cooking mode and wanting to try some new dishes. I shall of course do some fashion posts too, who wouldn't given all the beautiful clothes that are around currently...
225g plain flour
2 sackets of baking powder (11g each)
40g caster sugar
50g of dried superfruits (in my case they were cherries, cranberries and blueberries)
75g softened butter
2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon powder (to your own taste)
1 large beaten egg
2-3 tablespoons of milk to mix (add little by little until a good consistency)
A little extra flour for needing and rolling out
Sieve the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar together. Add the butter cut into small pieces and blend the dry ingredients with the butter to make what resembles breadcrumbs. Add the dried fruit, then the egg. Mix together and check consistency. It shouldn't be too wet as otherwise you end up with dough fingers and little else. Add milk if needed. Flour a board, need the dough and then roll it out to about 2 1/2- 3 centimetre thickness and use you cookie cutter to shape them. Don't worry if you don't one, you could just make triangles or other shapes yourselves. Add the scones to a baking tray and put in a pre-heated oven at 220c or gas mark 7 for 10-12 minutes. It is worth checking on them after about 8 mins, though don't let too much heat out of the oven opening the door fully, or they may well just flop ! I hope you like this recipe and have success in making them. It took me three attempts to get mine spot on so hopefully you won't have the same issue... Happy baking :)
