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04-11-2001, 07:11 PM
There was a request yesterday for the scone recipes I use when I use the cinnamon chips. This one used to be my favorite from the Ladies' Home Journal Mar. '95 issue. It was written for Jane Seymour in a section called "Breakfast with the Stars." Be aware, this recipe has quite a bit of fat.
3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp. half-and-half
1/3 cup currants (or cinnamon chips)
1 large egg, beaten
2 1/4 cups flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, cut up
Heat oven to 375. Grease cookie sheet. Combine 3/4 cup cream, currants or cinnamon chips, and egg in small bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients in a large butter. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in liquid mixture with a fork. Knead dough lightly 4-5 times on a floured surface. Dough will be sticky. Pat 3/4-inches thick. Cut with 1 1/2-inch cutter and place on prepared cookie sheet. Brush tops with 1 tbsp. half-and-half. Bake 18 minutes until done. Makes 32. (80 calories, 4 g. fat)
I've since changed to this recipe from Better Homes & Gardens. It is now my favorite, and it is lower in fat since it uses buttermilk instead of cream and has less butter.
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup currants, raisins or cinnamon chips
Stir together first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and set aside. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add all at once to dry mixture, and stir with a fork just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface and knead 10-12 times until nearly smooth. Pat in a 7-inch circle and cut into 12 wedges. (I roll it out and use a cutter for mine.) Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 12 minutes or until done. Remove from sheet and let cool on rack 5 minutes. Makes 12 (155 calories, 6 g. fat)
Just a note-King Arthur does not put nutrition information on their cinnamon chips. They will add calories and fat to the recipe. The totals above include currants. Hershey's cinnamon chips are mostly sugar and fat with NO REAL CINNAMON! I wouldn't advise using them. Also, you can adapt any scone recipe by adding cinnamon chips.
3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp. half-and-half
1/3 cup currants (or cinnamon chips)
1 large egg, beaten
2 1/4 cups flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, cut up
Heat oven to 375. Grease cookie sheet. Combine 3/4 cup cream, currants or cinnamon chips, and egg in small bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients in a large butter. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in liquid mixture with a fork. Knead dough lightly 4-5 times on a floured surface. Dough will be sticky. Pat 3/4-inches thick. Cut with 1 1/2-inch cutter and place on prepared cookie sheet. Brush tops with 1 tbsp. half-and-half. Bake 18 minutes until done. Makes 32. (80 calories, 4 g. fat)
I've since changed to this recipe from Better Homes & Gardens. It is now my favorite, and it is lower in fat since it uses buttermilk instead of cream and has less butter.
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup currants, raisins or cinnamon chips
Stir together first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and set aside. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add all at once to dry mixture, and stir with a fork just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface and knead 10-12 times until nearly smooth. Pat in a 7-inch circle and cut into 12 wedges. (I roll it out and use a cutter for mine.) Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees 12 minutes or until done. Remove from sheet and let cool on rack 5 minutes. Makes 12 (155 calories, 6 g. fat)
Just a note-King Arthur does not put nutrition information on their cinnamon chips. They will add calories and fat to the recipe. The totals above include currants. Hershey's cinnamon chips are mostly sugar and fat with NO REAL CINNAMON! I wouldn't advise using them. Also, you can adapt any scone recipe by adding cinnamon chips.