Apricot and White Chocolate Scones

Apricot and White Chocolate Scones
You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Apricot and White Chocolate Scones If you have half-and-half, sugar, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of Scottish cuisine.

Instructions

1
Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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2
Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
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3
Reserve 2 tablespoons apricots for topping. Stir remaining apricots and 1/3 cup vanilla baking chips into crumbly mixture. Stir in egg and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
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4
On lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into 8-inch round on cookie sheet.
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5
Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
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Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges.
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7
Place melted baking chips in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag.
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Cut off small corner of bag; pipe small amount of melted chips over scones.
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9
Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons apricots. Pipe remaining melted chips over scones.
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Serve warm or cool.
DifficultyHard
Ready In40 m.
Servings8
Health Score1
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