Author Notes
A scone with apricot, walnut, and blue cheese that creates the perfect blend of sweet and savory for an anytime perfect eat. —Vicky | Things I Made Today
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Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups
All purpose flour
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2 tablespoons
Sugar
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1 tablespoon
Baking powder
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1 teaspoon
Kosher salt
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8 tablespoons
Unsalted butter, cut into cubes
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2
Eggs
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2/3 cup
Buttermilk (alternatively, you can use ⅔ cup whole milk with ½ tablespoon lemon juice stirred in)
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1/2 cup
Walnuts, chopped
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20
Dried apricots, quartered
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4 1/2 ounces
Blue cheese, crumbled into large chunks
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400F.
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In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until coarse lumps form. Add eggs and buttermilk and mix until well combined.
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Stir in walnuts, apricots, and blue cheese. Use your hands to knead the dough in the bowl until ingredients are mixed throughout.
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Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into an 8 inch round. Cut round into 8 even triangles. Transfer scones to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. At this point, you can freeze the scones.
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Bake for 25 minutes, until scones are golden brown. Some cheese may ooze out the sides. If baking scones from frozen, bake for 30-35 minutes.
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Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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