Strawberry Scones

Strawberry Scones

Strawberry scones are a breakfast treat! These scones are great for family breakfast, tea time, or even a little treat. They are just like traditional scones and have that crumbly goodness. They have a nutmeg honey twist in them that makes them sweet for anyone to enjoy. I did substitute ingredients in this recipe, read at the bottom to see what I used to make my own scones!

Yields: 8 scones

Ingredients: 

1 cup finely diced fresh strawberries

2 cups white whole wheat flour

1/4 cup honey

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon sweetleaf stevia, liquid form

5 tablespoons cold, butter cut in 1/4 inch pieces

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk

Ingredients for scones

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Lay the diced strawberries on a paper towel to absorb juices.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
4. Using two butter knives, cut the butter in the flour mixture until pieces of butter are coated with flour the size of peas.
5. Gently add the strawberries, lightly tossing them in the flour mixture.
6. Make a well in the flour mixture and mix the milk, honey, vanilla extract, and stevia in a small bowl then pour into the well.
7. Gently stir the dough and form a ball.
8. Flour your hands and dust your clean counter surface with flour. Place the dough on the floured surface and knead a few times.
9. Transfer the dough to the lined baking sheet and shape it into about an 8 inch circle.
10. Using an oiled pizza cutter, slice the dough into 8 triangles. Use a spatula to separate the wedges.
11. Bake the scones until they are golden brown about 18-20 minutes. Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes then carefully slide them on to a wire rack to cool for another 15 minutes before serving.

After I made the strawberry scones I thought it would be a great idea to make orange cranberry scones as well. I love orange cranberry bread, and this weekend while grocery shopping I got dried cranberries and oranges. To make the orange cranberry scones I followed the directions all the same but instead of using one cup of strawberries I put a half cup of dried cranberries and a half cup of shredded orange skins. Then you continue the directions the same.

Orange Cranberry Scone

This was my first time making scones and it went well. I did not use 1/4 teaspoon sweetleaf stevia in liquid form I instead used 1 teaspoon of sugar. Also it being winter in Wisconsin and our local grocery store slightly over prices things I did not want to pay $5.00 for a regular sized container of fresh strawberries. So I picked up frozen unsweetened whole strawberries and they worked just as well it just takes longer to get the juices out and make sure they are not frozen. For milk you can use any percent of milk you would like. You can also use just regular flour instead of white whole wheat flour. I would also adjust the time to put them in the oven to about 15 minutes. You can see the picture of my strawberry scones on the cooling rack they are sort of burnt from being in the oven for 18 minutes. Make sure if you do put them in for 18 minutes that you watch them around 5 minutes left so they do not burn. (Luckily mine still taste very good!) 

Enjoy!

Source: http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/clean-eating/