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Title: Apricot White Chocolate Scones
Categories: Scones
Yield: 8 Scones

2 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Granulated sugar
2 tb Brown sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Butter; chilled
1/4 c Heavy (whipping) cream
1 lg Egg
1/2 ts Vanilla
6 oz White chocolate; chopped
1 c Dried apricots;
- finely chopped

Preheat oven to 375?F. In a large bowl, stir together the flour
sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut the butter into 1/2" cubes and
distribute them over the flour mixture With a pastry blender or two
knives used scissors fashion, cut in the butter until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, stir together the cream,
egg, and vanilla. Add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and
knead until combined. Knead in the white chocolate and apricots.

First Method:

With lightly floured hands and a floured work surface, pat to a
thickness of 5/8". Cut circles in the dough with a biscuit cutter.
Gather the scraps of dough together and repeat until all the dough is
used.

Second Method:

Roll dough into a thick roll (about 2" in diameter) and slice 5/8"
thick.

Bake scones on an ungreased baking sheet 15 to 20 minutes (try 17
minutes) or until lightly browned on top. Place baking sheet on wire
rack for 5 minutes, then transfer scones to wire rack to cool. Serve
warm, or cool completely and store in an airtight container, makes 8
or 9 large scones.

You can use Nestles Treasures white chocolate chips, but you may also
use Nestles Alpine White Chocolate with Almonds bar, smashed into
pieces. If using the almond bar, use almond extract in place of half
of the vanilla extract.

The scones are best while still warm but unlike most scones, they are
good until they have disappeared. The cold ones are wonderful as
coffee dunkers.

I got the basic recipe from the cooking echo a few years back. The
scones are very good. I am a bit famous for these and have numerous
"scone stories." I am always asked for the recipe or requested to
bake them for special occasions. I baked and sold them at our garage
sale. People returned for more scones and the recipe.

For best results use butter. I like the soft dried apricots, not the
ones in the raisin etc. section of the grocery store. The apricots
sold in the Bulk Food Department are excellent and much cheaper.

Recipe by Jeanette Cole

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