Buttermilk & Fruit Scones

Name: Buttermilk & Fruit Scones
Ingredients: 2 cups Flour; 1/3 cups Sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/4 teaspoons Salt; 6 Tablespoons Chilled, Unsalted Butter; 1 cup Dried Apricots/raisins; 1/3 cups Chopped Walnuts; 2/3 cups Buttermilk; 2 whole Eggs; 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

11 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

2 cups Flour
1/3 cups Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoons Salt
6 Tablespoons Chilled, Unsalted Butter
1 cup Dried Apricots/raisins
1/3 cups Chopped Walnuts
2/3 cups Buttermilk
2 whole Eggs
1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions

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["1. Preheat oven to 350F.", "2. Grease a large cookie sheet.", "3. Mix the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt).", "4. Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture resembles fine meal.", "5. Add the apricots and/or raisins and walnuts to the flour mixture.", "6. Whisk buttermilk, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl to blend.", "7. Gradually add egg mixture to the flour and stir until moist clumps form.", "8. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface.", "9. Knead 4 times to blend.", "10. Transfer dough to prepared cookie sheet.", "11. Press dough into an 8\" round.""