Apricot, Chocolate, And Walnut Scones
Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
- 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped dried apricot
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375°f in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 2 cut the butter into small cubes and sprinkle them over the flour mixture, then cut the butter with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- 3 in a small bowl, combine cream, egg, and vanilla.
- 4 add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and knead until well combined.
- 5 knead in the dark chocolate, walnuts, and apricots until thoroughly incorporated.
- 6 lightly dust a work surface with flour, then pat the dough out to the thickness of about 5/8 inch.
- 7 use a 3 1/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the dough into heart-shapes, gathering the scraps and repeating until all the dough has been used (this will make about 9 hearts).
- 8 transfer dough hearts to an ungreased baking sheet.
- 9 bake 15 to 20 minutes, until tops are lightly browned.
- 10 remove the baking sheet to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to remove scones from sheet and transfer them to a wire rack.
- 11 may be served warm or cooled.
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