My Sisters Favorite Amaretto Scones Recipes

AMARETTO SCONES

Steps:

• Place cherries in a bowl and cover with amaretto; Cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight if possible. Reserve the amaretto to use in the recipe. Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. In another bowl mix together the egg, milk, cream and Amaretto. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until JUST combined. Add the cherries and white chocolate chips. Mix until a dough comes together. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly.Press out into a circle and cut into wedges. Space 1 to 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. With the remaining 2 tablespoons of cream brush each top of the scones. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes or until scones are light brown in color. Let scones cool and dust with confectioners' sugar.
• *Can make a light glaze with the powdered sugar instead to drizzle.

AMARETTO SCONES RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Before starting scones, place raisins or cherries in a bowl and cover with Amaretto. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or until raisins/cherries have plumped. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. In another bowl mix together the egg, milk, cream and Amaretto. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Add the raisins or cherries and nuts. Mix until a dough comes together. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly. With a round cutter (2 or 3-inch) cut dough. Space scones at least 1 to 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. With the remaining 2 tablespoons of cream brush each top of the scones. Bake the scones at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes or until scones are light brown in color. Let scones cool and dust with confectioners' sugar.

AMARETTO SYLLABUB

Steps:

• Pour the amaretto liqueur into a bowl with the sugar and lemon juice and whisk to mix.
• Whisk in the heavy cream and whip this mixture until it has thickened but is still soft and billowy.
• Crumble 2 little amaretti biscuits into each of the 4 glasses (each with a yield of about 2/3 cup).
• Divide the syllabub between the glasses on top of the crumbled biscuits.
• Crumble another macaroon or 2, and sprinkle this golden rubble over the top of all the glasses to give a fine sprinkle of crumbs on each. Serve the remaining amaretti alongside the syllabub.

CINNAMON-CHOCOLATE SCONES

Steps:

• In a large mason jar, using parchment paper as a funnel, carefully pour in the dry ingredients in alternating layers. Line container with tea towels and place all items inside. The recipe card should read as follows:
• To make your cinnamon-chocolate scones, start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), mix the dry ingredients. Grab a stick of butter from the refrigerator, cut it into pieces, and with the mixer running, and add the butter and mix until coarse and sandy. You should still be able to see small lumps of butter. Head back to the refrigerator and grab the milk. Measure out a cup and a quarter, then add it and mix until almost combined. Next, add the chocolate chunks and mix just to distribute them evenly through the dough. Do not overmix; there may still be some flour not mixed in.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough 10 times to bring it together and smooth it out. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough 1-inch thick. Using a the biscuit cutter, cut out circles. Using a spatula, transfer to an ungreased sheet pan. Knead the scraps together just until combined, then roll out again and continue cutting out circles until all the dough is used. Bake until light golden brown, about 15 minutes. When they're all done, serve with honey and jam. YUMMY!