Raspberry Chocolate Chip Kefir Whole Wheat Scones Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT RASPBERRY DROP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
• With a rigid pastry cutter, cut in butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal with larger pea size pieces. Add raspberries and fold gently to coat. Make a well in the center and then add buttermilk and egg. Stir just until combined, taking care to not over mix. The dough will be very soft.
• Put a bit of flour in a bowl and coat your hands. Gently knead the dough 2 or 3 times, right in the bowl, coating your hands with additional flour as needed. The dough will be very loose. Using a large scoop, transfer scones to prepared pan, dividing into 9 equal portions in big rounded scoops. It works best to slightly compress the dough into the scoop using the side of the bowl, so the dough is compact.
• Brush tops of dough with egg white and sprinkle generously with raw sugar. Bake until scones are golden brown, about 13 minutes. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

RASPBERRY CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar in a bowl.
• Cut butter into mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
• Add buttermilk and vanilla extract, then raspberry chocolate chips.
• Stir until all ingredients are moistened and form a soft ball.
• Turn out onto a generously floured surface and knead until it can be patted out into a circle 1/2-inch thick.
• Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter; place on a baking sheet, brush tops of scones with egg white.
• Bake in a preheated 400° oven until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
• Note: if you can't find raspberry chocolate chips, substitute raisins, dried cranberries or dried cherries.

RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Dice the butter into pea-size pieces and chill for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, and sugar.
• Add the chilled butter to the dry ingredients and loosely incorporate with a wooden spoon. Add the chocolate chips to the mixture, followed by the kefir, mixing gently until loosely incorporated. (The dough should be "shaggy" looking.) Add the raspberries and as you incorporate them into the dough, crush them gently with your spoon. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.
• Scoop out 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture and use your hands to loosely form a small disk or triangular scone shape. Place on the lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes and let rest for an additional 10 minutes before enjoying.