Apricot Chocolate And Walnut Scones Recipes

CHOCOLATE, WALNUT AND APRICOT COOKIES

Steps:

• Place the butter, oil, sugar and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor, and process for about 10 seconds, just until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and process again until smooth, about 5 seconds. Add the flour, and process just until it is incorporated and the dough mixture is smooth, about 5 seconds.
• Transfer the dough to a bowl and stir in the walnut and apricot pieces and the chocolate chips. Drop about 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie about 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

APRICOT WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large bowl cut together butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in apricots and white chocolate chips.
• Add eggs, half& half and vanilla so dough forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly 10 times.
• Divide dough into two equal portions.
• On greased baking sheets pat each portion of dough into an 8" circle, and cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
• Bake about 15 minutes, until golden.
• Serve warm.

APRICOT SCONES

Steps:

• For Devonshire cream, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough cream to achieve a spreading consistency. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. , For scones, combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the apricots, pecans and orange zest. With a fork, rapidly stir in 1 cup whipping cream just until moistened. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Divide in half; shape each into a ball. Flatten each ball into a 6-in. circle; cut each circle into eight wedges. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with remaining whipping cream., Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm with Devonshire cream and jam.

APRICOT AND WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• 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.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into 8-inch round on cookie sheet. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges.
• Place melted baking chips in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag; pipe small amount of melted chips over scones. Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons apricots. Pipe remaining melted chips over scones. Serve warm or cool.

WHITE CHOCOLATE APRICOT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In large bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in apricots and baking chips. Stir in egg and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into 8-inch round on ungreased 12-inch pizza pan or cookie sheet. Cut into 8 wedges; do not separate. Sprinkle with additional sugar.
• Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully separate wedges; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Serve warm if desired.

APRICOT, CHOCOLATE, AND WALNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut the butter into small cubes and sprinkle them over the flour mixture, then cut the butter with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, combine cream, egg, and vanilla.
• Add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and knead until well combined.
• Knead in the dark chocolate, walnuts, and apricots until thoroughly incorporated.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour, then pat the dough out to the thickness of about 5/8 inch.
• Use a 3 1/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the dough into heart-shapes, gathering the scraps and repeating until all the dough has been used (This will make about 9 hearts).
• Transfer dough hearts to an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until tops are lightly browned.
• Remove the baking sheet to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to remove scones from sheet and transfer them to a wire rack.
• May be served warm or cooled.