Ginger Scones

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar or 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease one cookie sheet or line with silpat.
• 3 in a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, cloves, and salt.
• 4 add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 add the crystallized ginger and pulse once or twice to combine the ingredients.
• 6 mix the half-and-half, egg and vanilla in a separate bowl.
• 7 add it to the flour mixture and process it until the ingredients are just combined.
• 8 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 9 roll it out to a 1-inch thickness and cut it to the desired size (ms king uses 2-inch round cutter).
• 10 place the scones 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
• 11 brush them with an egg wash made by beating one egg with 1 tablespoon water.
• 12 sprinkle them with turbinado sugar.
• 13 bake for 20 minutes or until they are golden brown around the edges; serve warm.