[recipe] Apricot Scones

[Guest guest]

These are just so good. I had something like them

once in a Starbucks coffeeshop, and it cost like $4!

It was good, but wow, that was steep. I was delighted to

find this recipe in an old cookbook, and this one included

Devonshire cream; my $4 scone at Starbucks did not.

 

Apricot Scones

 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 Tbs baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup cold soy margarine

1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 tsp grated orange peel

1 cup plus 2 Tbs whipping cream, divided

 

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Cut in

the margarine until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Add apricots, pecans and orange peel. With a fork,

rapidly stir in one cup of the whipping cream until

just moistened. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 5 to

6 times. Divid in half; shape each into a ball. Flatten each

ball into a six inch circle; cut each circle into eight wedges.

Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Brush

with remaining whipping cream. Bake at 375 degrees for

13 to 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Serve

with jam and Devonshire cream.

Yield: 16 scones

 

Devonshire Cream

 

1 package (3oz) cream cheese, oftened

1 Tbs confectioners' sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 to 1/3 cup whipping cream

 

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners'

sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough

cream to achieve a spreading consistency. Cover and

chill for at least 2 hours.

Yield: 1 cup cream

 

~ PT ~

 

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day,

if I did not laugh I should die.

~ Abraham Lincoln