Darcys Ginger Scones Recipes

DARCY'S GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until the largest pieces are the size of a pea.
• Be careful not to let the butter get too warm or it will make a paste with the flour and ruin your scones.
• Chop ginger finely and stir into flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and the cream.
• Add to dry mixture and stir just to moisten.
• Gather the dough and knead it against the sides of the bowl, pressing any loose pieces into the dough.
• Continue just until the dough comes together into a ball and cleans the sides of the bowl.
• Transfer to a lightly floured board and pat or roll into a circle about 1" thick.
• Cut into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges on a parchment covered baking sheet at least 1" apart.
• Bake at 425F for 12-15 minutes until the tops are just golden.
• Cool on a wire rack, or serve while still warm.

LEMON GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Stir in the chopped crystallized ginger and lemon zest. Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture and stir just until the dough comes together. Do not over mix the dough.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 3 or 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place the scones on the baking sheet. Make an egg wash of one well-beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon milk and brush the tops of the scones with this mixture.
• Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and then turn your broiler on high. Sift confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar heavily over the tops of the scones and place them under the broiler. Broil for just a few seconds, turning the pan as necessary, until the sugar has melted and turns golden brown. Make sure to watch the scones carefully as the sugar will burn very quickly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CITRUS GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 and lightly flour baking sheet.
• blend flour, sugar, backing powder, and lemon peel in processor.
• add butter using on/off turns, cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• transfer mixture to large bowl and make well in center then add 3/4 cup cream, using fork to stir until just moist.
• Mix in ginger.
• transfer dough to flowered surface and knead gently until smooth, about 8 turns. divide dough in half and pat each portion into 3/4 inch thick round.
• Cut each round into 6 wedges and transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. Brush tops with remaining 2 tablespoons cream.
• Bake scones until light brown, about 18 minutes.

GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, ginger, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together until thoroughly combined. Grate in frozen butter using a box grater. Toss until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in chopped ginger.
• Whisk buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl or measuring cup until thoroughly combined. Add to dry ingredients and mix just until no dry clumps of flour remain; dough will be somewhat sticky.
• Turn dough out onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently press dough together into an even 7-inch circle. Lightly flour your hands if dough is too sticky to shape. Cut dough into 8 triangles using a bench scraper. Space scones 1 inch apart on the baking sheet.
• Whisk egg and water until combined. Gently brush the top of each scone with the egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until scones are lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring scones to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• NOTE: If you don't own a food processor, make these scones as you would make biscuits!
• In a food processor combine all of the dry ingredients, give a whirl to mix. With the food processor running, add pieces of butter, a couple at a time, and pulse until pea sized. Continue adding the butter until you use all of it.
• Add the heavy cream. Pulse until the dough comes together.
• Add the ginger and cranberries, and give a quick pulse.
• Remove the dough from the food processor, and knead on a lightly floured counter top. Pat into a circle, about 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 8-10 triangles.
• Place onto a baking sheet, with space between each one.
• Make an egg wash with the egg and a tablespoon of water. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the tops of the scones with the egg wash, and sprinkle a little sugar on each top.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, until the scones are golden brown on the tops. Remove from the oven. Let cool for 5 minutes.

GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 400&Deg; F.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder, and pulse or mix on low to incorporate. Add the lemon zest and butter, and pulse on and off, or mix on low, untl the mixture is pale yellow and the consistency of fine meal.
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the ginger. Make a well in the center and pour in the cream. Using one hand, draw in the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
• Wash and dry your hands and dust them with flour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently knead a few times to gather it into a ball. Roll or pat the dough into a circle about 3/4 inch thick. Cut out the circles, cutting as closely together as possible and keeping the trimmings intact.
• Gather the scraps, pat and press the pieces back together, and cut out the remaining dough. Place the scones 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Brush the tops with the remaining cream.
• Bake for 12 to 16 minutes, until the surface cracks and they are slightly browned.

GINGER SCONES - THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line two baking sheets with waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and butter with an electric mixer.
• Add the milk, 1/4 cup of the cream, the egg yolk, and the candied ginger. Mix until just incorporated (do not overmix.).
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured service and roll out to 3/4" thickness.
• Use a heart-shaped or round cutter to cut out the scones. Place the scones on the baking sheets.
• Brush the tops of the scones with the remaining 1/4 cup cream. Bake for 4 minutes, rotate, and bake for 5 minutes more.
• Remove from the sheets with a spatula and cool on a wire rack.
• Serve with strawberry jam (and clotted cream, if you like.).

APPLE-GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray cooking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; mix well.
• Cut in butter with a pasty blender or a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in apple and ginger.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl.
• Stir in cream and lemon peel.
• Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Gently knead dough 5 or 6 times on a lightly floured surface.
• Place dough on the prepared cookie sheet pressing into an 8 inch round about 1 inch thick.
• Cut into 8 wedges seperating slightly.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set.
• Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice; blend well.
• Drizzle warm scones with glaze.
• Serve warm.

PUMPKIN GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Set aside 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Combine remaining sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, soda and salt in a large bowl. Cut in 4 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Beat egg in small bowl.
• Add pumpkin, sour cream and ginger. Beat until well combined. Add pumpkin mixture to flour; stir until mixture forms a soft dough that leaves sides of bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Knead 10 times.
• Roll into a 9x6 inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares, cut each of those in half diagonally, making 12 triangles.
• Melt remaining tablespoon of butter. Brush tops of triangles with butter and sprinkle with reserved sugar.
• Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown.