Apricot-citrus Scones

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 3/4 cup dried apricot, finely diced
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 butter a baking sheet.
• 3 in large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 4 using your fingertips or a pastry blender, blend the butter into the dry ingredients, until the mixture becomes crumbly.
• 5 add the orange zest, apricots and pecans and toss to combine.
• 6 stir in the buttermilk until the dough is rough and shaggy.
• 7 gather the dough together and place on a liberally floured work surface.
• 8 gently knead about 10 times.
• 9 divide the dough in half and pat each piece into a circle about 7 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick.
• 10 glaze each by brushing with cream and sprinkling on sugar.
• 11 cut each round into eight pie-shaped wedges.
• 12 place the scones, barely touching, on the prepared baking sheet.
• 13 bake 15-18 minutes, until puffy and golden.