Tea and Tidings! Ruth Ann, Lady Deer Haven Lavender Rose Tea Garden
By Yankee Magazine
Jan 28 2007
Tea and Tidings!
Ruth Ann, Lady Deer Haven
Lavender Rose Tea Garden
SWEETHEART SCONES RECIPE
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, frozen
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped strawberries
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Sugar, for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 1
Teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a
Mixing bowl. Grate butter into flour mixture. Beat in egg and sour cream
until
Just combined. Stir in strawberries and chocolate chips. Turn dough onto a
Lightly floured surface and knead gently. Pat dough into a circle about 3/4″
Thick and cut as desired. Place scones on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12
To 15 minutes until scones are golden.