Earl Grey Raisin Scones - 12 scones

• porciones: 12 scones

Ingredientes

1 cup raisins

Earl Grey Tea, extra strong

4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter grated or cut into cubes

1 1/3 cup buttermilk

2 tsp vanilla extract

Instrucciones

1. Soak raisins in earl grey tea for at least an hour. Then drain thoroughly.

2. Preheat oven to 200 degree C ( 400 degree F ) and place oven rack in centre ofoven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and slightly sprinkle some flour on top.

3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.

4. Grate/cut the cold butter and place them into the mixing bowl. Blend the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

5. Add the drained earl grey soaked raisins to the flour. Then toss through gently until evenly distributed.

6. Add vanilla extract into buttermilk. Then add the buttermilk into the flour mixture and stir JUST until the dough comes together. Do not over mix. (If thereare dry crumbs in the bottom of bowl, add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at atime until mixture holds together as a shaggy dough)

7. Knead the dough gently and form into a 7 inch round and 1 inch thick. Cut the dough into six triangles.

8. Transfer the scones to the floured baking sheet and brush the tops of the sconeswith a little milk.

9. Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes or until the scones are puffy and golden brownon top and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

10. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Can be stored at roomtemperature for a few days.

Notas

To freeze the scones, tent the scones with plastic wrap or a reusable cover, and freeze until solid, which will take a couple of hours.

Once completely frozen, wrap each round tightly in freezer wrap, then bag the rounds as airtight as possible, such as sealing in a zip-top bag.

When ready to bake the frozen scones, bake the scones for 20-22 minutes (adding a couple of minutes or so to the time to account for the scones being partially frozen). (Though if your oven is slow to heat, the scones may be pretty much thawed by the time they go in.)