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Orange Prune Drop Scones
Orange Prune Drop Scones
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Breakfast
Ingredients List
- 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
- 1/2 c Sugar
- 3 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 2 ts Orange peel; grated
- 1/4 c Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 c Buttermilk
- 1 c Prunes; finely chopped
- Sugar
Directions
Heat oven to 375° F. Grease cookie sheets. Lightly spoon flour into
measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cupsugar,
baking powder, salt and orange peel; blend well. Using pastry blender or
fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add egg and enough buttermilk
until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a moist dough. Stir in prunes.
To form each scone, drop 1/4 cup of dough onto greased cookie sheets.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375° F for 13 to 16 minutes or until edges are
light golden brown.
NOTES : Substitute raisins, chopped apricots or currants for the prunes.
measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cupsugar,
baking powder, salt and orange peel; blend well. Using pastry blender or
fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add egg and enough buttermilk
until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a moist dough. Stir in prunes.
To form each scone, drop 1/4 cup of dough onto greased cookie sheets.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375° F for 13 to 16 minutes or until edges are
light golden brown.
NOTES : Substitute raisins, chopped apricots or currants for the prunes.
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