Apricot White Chocolate Scones
"These were SO good! They're not overly sweet, but so tender and yummy. My first time making scones was a big success; they disappeared really quickly at the office with many requests for the recipe!"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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16 scones
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 3 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2⁄3 cup finely chopped dried apricot
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
- 2⁄3 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- granulated sugar, for topping (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In large bowl cut together butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until mixture is crumbly.
- Stir in apricots and white chocolate chips.
- Add eggs, half& half and vanilla so dough forms a ball.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly 10 times.
- Divide dough into two equal portions.
- On greased baking sheets pat each portion of dough into an 8" circle, and cut each circle into 8 wedges.
- Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
- Bake about 15 minutes, until golden.
- Serve warm.
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Reviews
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My first attempt at scones and it was a good one. It took about a half hour for me to make these, but I'm kinda slow and kept rereading the directions to get it right. I also cooked them for about 25 minutes. These were a big hit, especially with me. Just a hint of sweetness, and the sugar sprinkled on at the end is a must. I would increase the amount of dried apricots to maybe a whole cup or I was thinking this would be good made with Craisins (sweetened dried cranberries). This is a keeper. Thanks! -
These are very good. I just had one warm out of the oven. The next time I may use semi-sweet chocolate instead of white since it goes very well with apricots. Thanks for the recipe. -
These were delicious. I found the dough a bit difficult to work with...very crumbly. I substituted buttermilk for the half-and-half but next time I'll use the half-and-half and add a bit more or reduce the flour measure slightly to see if the dough will stick together. There was no way I could knead the dough without overhandling it. -
I made these as a gift for a friend and he definitely loved them! I substituted thawed frozen rasberries, drained, instead of the apricots (because that's what he wanted), and they turned out beautifully. I doubled the recipe (makes 4 rounds), and added 2 tsp of rasberry liquor to the recipe. I had to bake them for about 30 minutes. I took the juice from the frozen rasberries and about a 1/4 cup of rasberry liquor and reduced it to a little less than half, and then drizzled it over the scones to give them a burst of flavor, and then for the final touch I sprinkled confectioner's sugar over the top. This is definitely a winner, and will be made many more times! Thanks for an awesome recipe!!! -
Delicious..Absolutely!! Not too sweet, yet enough to satisfy! Next time I think I will divide into 3 or 4 portions in order to make the scones smaller, but these are soo good!! The sugar sprinkled on just before baking is a must!! So good I ate 3 myself, and it isn't even tomorrow yet!! Thanks so much!
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These are very good. I just had one warm out of the oven. The next time I may use semi-sweet chocolate instead of white since it goes very well with apricots. Thanks for the recipe.
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<p>Greetings from the palm of the Mitten State! I'm a 40-somthing gal with an awesome husband, Todd, and step-son, David. And I had the great privilege to be mom to the world's best cat, Bentley, for almost 12 years. As of 3/10/09 he's now free from all the ailments that plagued his past few years and is now a soft and gentle spirit who will be with me always. He was my best friend and the first real love of my life and leaves a cat-shaped hole in life.</p>
<p><span style=color: #000000;>February 4, 2010, 2 new kitties joined our family. Nick and Nate were adopted from our local humane society and fill our home with purrs and laughter and lots of fur. We're lucky to have these two sweet kitty boys with us.</span></p>
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<p>I'm a certified medical coder but currently enjoying being a stay-at-home cat mom. In past work lives I've been a corporate travel consultant, an auto claim assistant, a loan clerk, a secretary and an usher.<br /><br />I like to cook and LOVE to bake. It's great to share the gift of good food with my sweet wonderful husband, family and friends and co-workers. And I try to enter a couple different baked goods in my county fair each year.<br /><br />When I'm not working in the kitchen I enjoy reading, walking, scrapbooking, genealogy, and visiting with family and friends. I also love animals, and was a cat care volunteer at a local shelter for many years.</p>
<p> <br /><br />R?E'S STAR RATINGS (effective for 2007 ratings and beyond) <br />5 -- Amazing! Incredible! Want to eat it or drink it all the time! Obviously this wowed us. Maybe it?s too decadent to make very often, but we can dream. <br /><br />4 -- Great! We loved it and will probably be having this frequently. <br /><br />3 -- Good . We liked it and might have it again, possibly with some changes. <br /><br />2 -- Passable. We ate it but won?t eat any leftovers and won?t be making this again, at least not as written. This will probably be due most often to one flavor being too strong. <br /><br />1 -- Inedible. There?s a critical error in the recipe. <br /><br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/berriesblinkie.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Animation1.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/purplechefhat.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/chef3.jpg alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/totmtaggame-1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z205/jubespage/stacky5.jpg alt= /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/CookathonforKarensticker.jpg alt= /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/vjuhl/MEPcookathon.jpg alt= /></p>
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