White Stilton And Apricot Scones Recipes

STILTON SCONES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, salt, mustard and cayenne pepper into a bowl.
• Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Mix in the grated cheese.
• Add the milk all at once.
• Mix to a soft, but not sticky, dough with a knife.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead quickly until smooth.
• Roll out to about ½-inch thickness.
• Cut into 7 or 8 rounds with a 2½-inch round cutter.
• Transfer to a baking sheet.
• Brush the tops with milk.
• Bake at 450°F for 7-10 minutes or until well risen and golden.
• Cool on a wire cooling rack.

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.