Whole Wheat Cherry Scones Recipes

BUTTERY CHERRY-CHIP SCONES (WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in cherries, chocolate chips, egg, vanilla and whipping cream just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead lightly 10 times. On ungreased cookie sheet, roll or pat dough into 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges with sharp knife that has been dipped in flour, but do not separate wedges. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges. Serve warm.

WHOLE WHEAT SCONES WITH OATMEAL AND BLUEBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Cut in butter cubes with a pastry cutter or 2 knives.
• Mix half-and-half and egg together in a bowl. Mix into the flour-butter mixture. Fold in blueberries and oats.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Roll each half into a circle and cut each into 8 wedges. Transfer scones to the prepared baking sheet; sprinkle raw sugar over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

SCONES

Steps:

• Line an 11-by-17-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine all dry ingredients with cherries, if using, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add butter, and mix on medium-low speed until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk, and mix until combined.
• Turn out mixture onto a clean work surface. With hands, quickly pat mixture into a 16-by-3 1/2-inch rectangle that is 1 1/2 inches high. Score rectangle into ten triangles. Cover with plastic wrap, and transfer to the freezer for at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove dough from the freezer, and cut into triangles with a sharp knife. Place scones 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Brush scones with heavy cream, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until lightly golden, about 30 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine the egg, yogurt and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in cranberries. Turn onto a floured surface, knead 6-8 times. , Divide dough in half. Transfer each portion to a greased baking sheet. Pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges, but do not separate. Brush with milk; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

WHOLE-WHEAT BUTTERMILK SCONES WITH RAISINS AND OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Stir in oatmeal. Rub in butter, or place in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle and beat at low speed, or pulse in a food processor, until incorporated. Add buttermilk and raisins and mix just until dough comes together.
• Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and gently shape into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle. Cut either into 2-inch circles with a biscuit cutter or into 6 squares, then cut each square in half on the diagonal. Transfer to baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, until browned on the bottom. Flip over, bake 2 more minutes, and remove from the heat. Serve warm or allow to cool.

WHOLE WHEAT CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Stir together flours, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut in butter.
• Stir in oats and orange zest. Place frozen cherries in a food processor and coarsely chop; set aside.
• Make well in center of dry ingredients. Add buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla.
• Stir several times; add chopped cherries, stirring until all ingredients are combined.
• Knead 10 to 12 times. Chill 30 minutes or longer.
• Pat dough into 10-inch circle approximately 1/2-inch thick. Brush dough with beaten egg white.
• Cut into 10 pie wedges. Place scone wedges approximately 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.