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Blood Orange Scones Topped w/ Macerated Strawberries, Blackberries & Hardly Sweetened Cream

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Strawberries

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Holiday Breakfast
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coffeefoodwritergirl's Notes: Testkitchenette submitted the most gorgeous Feta Blood Orange Scone recipe which I made, (adapted a bit, basically because I did not have some of the ingredients and I forgot to put the sugar...
Testkitchenette submitted the most gorgeous Feta Blood Orange Scone recipe which I made, (adapted a bit, basically because I did not have some of the ingredients and I forgot to put the sugar on top...) and then topped with some strawberries & blackberries macerated in a little raw sugar and Grand Marnier and a bit of very lightly sweetened cream. The scones (already delicious and perfect in themselves: not too heavy; not too sweet; lightly flaky with lots of flavor) worked so well as a base to the berries and made this dessert absolutely delicious.

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Serves 8

For the Blood Orange Scones (Adapted from Testkithenette-Food52):

1 1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient

½ cup white whole wheat baking flour Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons raw sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient

1/3 cup butter, cold and cut into pieces Ask a question about this ingredient

½ cup heavy cream Ask a question about this ingredient

¼ cup blood orange juice or lemon juice or half of each Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoon ginger flavored sheep yogurt Ask a question about this ingredient

zest of one blood orange, orange, or lemon (or combination) Ask a question about this ingredient

extra sugar to sprinkle on scones before baking (I forgot to do this step – and they turned out great, but if you like a little extra sweetness this would be great) Ask a question about this ingredient

For the Macerated Strawberries, Blackberries & Cream::

2 baskets large sweet strawberries Ask a question about this ingredient

1 basket sweet blackberries Ask a question about this ingredient

4 tablespoons raw sugar (regular sugar would work as well) Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons Grand Marnier Ask a question about this ingredient

1 small container heavy whipping cream Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon raw sugar (or regular sugar) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon pure vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Combine flours, sugar, baking powder and salt in food processor and then add butter and pulse until it is the texture of very course sand. Add the heavy cream and pulse to combine. Then add in the oranges or lemon, yogurt, heavy cream and zest and pulse until dough forms into a sticky ball.
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On a floured surface, press into a disk that is about ½ inch thick and 8 inches wide. [Optional: press course sugar on top]. Place on a cookie sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. Cut into 8 triangles and separate. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let cool.
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Meanwhile, slice strawberries in ¼ inch slices. Put in bowl with blackberries, 4 tablespoons sugar and Grand Marnier. Refrigerate for a least ½ an our and up to four hours.
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Place heavy whipping cream into medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon sugar and vanilla. Whip with electric mixer until firm and forms stiff peaks.
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When scones are cool place each on a plate; top with a big pile of macerated berries and a dollop of cream.
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5 Comments on Blood Orange Scones Topped w/ Macerated Strawberries, Blackberries & Hardly Sweetened Cream

aargersi added about 1 year ago

Saving to my recipes, this looks so good! Those berries will be good on any number of things. And a baking project that I might actually be able to handle :-)