Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in pea size cubes
- 2 ounces chopped, crystallized or candied ginger
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg yolk, beaten with 1 teaspoon cold water to make an egg wash
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
You can mix by hand or with a food processor or mixer, but be careful not to over blend the dry ingredients. If you over-blend, your scones will be tough and chewy. Put the 7 dry ingredients in a bowl and add the cubes of butter. With your fingers, or with 2 knives, blend the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles a course cornmeal. Some large pieces of butter should remain, this will make your scones light and fluffy. If you are using a processor, pulse briefly. Stir in the ginger bits. Add the milk and work quickly with a fork to incorporate. The dough should be soft and lightly moist. Again, don't over-mix. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and gently pat down until it stands about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 12 triangles with a dough cutter or a knife and put onto an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash and sprinkle with some sugar. Bake for 12 minutes until golden. Let cool briefly.
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By docmattb_12671641
St. Paul, 63
on November 17, 2010
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Gotta love all the reviewers that give 5 stars to some of these recipes, but then list the fundamental changes they made to the recipe! This one needs NO changes!! Delicious, moist scones with less butter! The ginger really pops!
By jilleberle13_13...
New Bern, 73
on August 03, 2010
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I discovered these scones at Teaism some years ago, then found the recipe online. Every summer I make 5 or 6 batches for a sailing regatta breakfast, and every year I'm told I'll be lynched if I show up without the scones. There is never one left over. I don't coat them with egg, instead I brush with milk and sprinkle with Demerara sugar (a course brown sugar. I also make a couple batches with chocolate chips as well as the ginger, and although that's a little too decadent for my tastes, those get devoured as well. I hear about how good they are all year long. They freeze well. Tomorrow I'm baking 6 batches - this is the tenth year I've made them - that's my endorsement.
By bobbisbloomnpla...
Yellville, AR
on February 11, 2008
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Very Good. I also added dried Gojo berries. Was generous with the sugar topping. Yum. Will make again. And use a cookie cutter for cute shapes.
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