Author Notes
Scones that are moist, flavorful, and just a bit decadent (thanks to the chocolate chips & heavy cream)... ...perfect for pairing with coffee on those Autumn and Winter mornings. Adapted from a Flo Braker recipe in the San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook Volume II —teafanatic
Ingredients
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1.5 cups
all-purpose flour
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1 cup
whole wheat pastry flour
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1/2 cup
sugar
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1 tablespoon
baking powder
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¼ teaspoons
salt
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2 teaspoons
cinnamon
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3 tablespoons
dried candied ginger chips
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1/2 cup
sliced almonds
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1/2 cup
dark chocolate chips
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1 1/3 cups
heavy whipping cream
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1 cup
canned pumpkin/pumpkin puree
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2 teaspoons
almond extract
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1 tablespoon
sugar, for dusting the scones before baking
Directions
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Position the rack in the upper ⅓ of the oven and then preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Then mix in the sliced almonds, ginger chips and chocolate. chip. Set aside.
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In a 2nd large bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the almond extract and canned pumpkin and mix these ingredients into the whipped cream until it is a uniform orange in color.
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Fold the whipped cream/pumpkin mix into the dry ingredients until it forms a sticky mass of dough. (I often will need to finish mixing the dough by hand).
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Dust a work surface with flour, and then transfer the dough on the work prepared work surface. Kneed the dough a few times to shape it. Afterwards, dust your hands with more flour and shape the dough into a disk shape that is ~!/2 inch diameter.
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Cut the circle into 8 wedges, then separate the wedges over the surface of the baking sheet. With the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar, sprinkle over the tops of the scows.
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Bake in the oven for 30-35minutes, or until they are golden-brown color.
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