Zuni Cafe Scones (My Version)
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 7 tablespoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 12 lb cold salted butter
- 12 cup dried currants and barberries and orange flavored dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons orange blossom water
- 12 cup cold whole milk (I used up the remaining whole milk that had started to sour)
- raw sugar, for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well.
- Using a pastry cutter or two kitchen knives, cut in the butter until it is the size of small peas.
- Scatter the dried fruit and orange zest over the dry ingredients and toss well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk and orange blossom water.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients; mix and fold gently until a dough forms and the flour is moistened.
- Dont worry if the dough is a little streaky and bits of butter are still intact.
- *Do not overmix the dough.
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- Divide the dough in half and shape each portion into a ball.
- On a lightly floured surface, pat each ball into a 6- to 7-inch disk.
- With a rolling pin, roll the disks into 3/4-inch-thick roundsthe perimeter will be raggedthen cut each round into 8 wedges (like pie slices).
- On parchment-lined baking sheets, arrange the wedges without crowding.
- Sprinkle the scones with a dusting of raw sugar.
- Bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 20- 25 minutes.
- Serve warm.
- We liked our scones with a slather of butter.
- Delicious with your morning cup of coffee, too!
flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, barberries, orange zest, egg, orange blossom water, milk, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/zuni-caf-scones-my-version-462997 (may not work)