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earl grey saskatoon scone
make your afternoon tea a really special one with these saskatoon berry scones infused with the classic earl grey black tea.
ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon sugar in the raw
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
1/2 cup dried saskatoons
2 tsp loose leaf earl grey
2 cups of boiled water
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg
directions:
1. steep the earl grey tea for 3-5 minutes in 2 cups of water that has been boiled and cooled for 1 minute.
2. place saskatoons in a pot, pour steeped earl grey into the pot. allow the berries to sit for the entire time you are prepping the other ingredients.
3. adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. in a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in saskatoons.
5. in a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
6. using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (the dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
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place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. sprinkle with sugar in the raw. use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.
note: you can use the juice that was left over with the saskatoons and tea. put it in a sauce pot and add some sugar. put it on a medium heat until thickened. use it to dip your scones into while enjoying your tea.
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