Sound Reach Bed & Breakfast

Cardamom-Prune Drop Scones: Bread

Servings: 0

Ingredients:

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  2 cups all-purpose flour

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  2 teaspoons baking powder

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  1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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  3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom seeds

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  1/4 teaspoon salt

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  3/4 cup non-fat yogurt

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  1 large egg

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  1/4 cup freshly grated lemon peel

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  8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up

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  3/4 cup (4 1/2 ounces) finely cut moist prunes

Step 1:

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Put flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, and salt into a large bowl; mix well.

Step 2:

In another bowl, beat yogurt, egg, sugar, and lemon peel until well blended.

Step 3:

Add butter to the flour mixture and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in with your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine granules. Add prunes and toss to distribute evenly.

Step 4:

Add yogurt mixture and stir with a spoon until a sticky dough forms. Drop 1/3 cupfuls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Cool, loosely covered with a dishtowel, on a wire rack.

Step 5:

9 scones.