Figgy Scones

Name: Figgy Scones
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 20
Cuisine: English, British, Scottish, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters well-shaken buttermilk; 2 larges egg yolks; 227 grams dried Calmyrna figs, stems discarded and figs cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups); 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 59 milliliters pure maple syrup; 1 teaspoon salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Figgy Scones is a vegetarian morn meal. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 241 calories. This recipe is typical of Scottish cuisine. If you have sugar, baking soda, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Whisk together buttermilk, syrup, and 1/2 cup cream in a small bowl.

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Buttermilk

Cream

Syrup

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Whisk

Bowl

Mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment at low speed (or whisk in a large bowl) until combined.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add butter and mix (or blend with your fingertips or a pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.

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Butter