Naughty Rhubarb Scones

Ingredients

  • 3 stalks rhubarb
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup vanilla sugar
  • 2/3--3/4 cups heav

Instructions

1 _ Preheat oven to 425.

2 _ Slice rhubarb stalks 1/4 " thick. Toss with 3 tablespoons of the sugar.

3 _ Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in large bowl or bowl of food processor.

4 _ Cut butter into flour mixture by hand (or whiz with food processor) until butter is the size of small peas.

5 _ Blend in 1/4 cup of the sugar.


6 _ Blend in sliced rhubarb. (If using the food processor, just pulse -- you want the slices left mostly intact.)

7 _ Blend in cream until a soft dough forms. (note: you may need to add more than 2/3 cup depending on the weather,etc.)

8 _ Transfer dough to floured surface and divide in half. To make triangular scones, flatten into 6-inch disks and cut each circle into 6-8 scones. Sprinkle with remaining sugar.

9 _ Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet and bake about 20 minutes or until reddish-brown on top.

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