Spicy Fruit Scones
1/3 c Margarine or butter 1 3/4 c All-purpose* or -Whole wheat flour 3 tb Sugar 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg, beaten 1/2 c Diced fruits, chopped figs -or Dates 5 tb Hal...
Ingredients
- 1/3c margarine or butter
- 13/4 c all-purpose* or
- 21/2 ts baking powder
- 1/4ts salt
- 1egg, beaten
- 1/2c diced fruits, chopped figs
- 3/4ts ground cinnamon
- 1/8ts ground cloves
Directions
- 1
1/3 c Margarine or butter 1 3/4 c All-purpose* or -Whole wheat flour 3 tb Sugar 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg, beaten 1/2 c Diced
- 2
Cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs
- 3
Stir in 1 egg, the fruits and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves sides of bowl.Turn dough onto lightly floured surface
- 4
Knead lightly 10 times
- 5
Roll or pat 1/2-inch thick
- 6
Cut with floured biscuit cutter, or pat dough into rectangle and cut into diamond shapes with sharp knife
- 7
Place on ungreased cookie sheet
- 8
Brush dough with 1 egg