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Rhubarb Scones

6/5/2012

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    The weather so far this June has been incredible -- allowing many relaxed mornings in my garden.  And while I wait for the majority of recently planted vegetables to start producing, I do have my rhubarb.  And, I continue to search for different ways to use it.

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    With the Diamond Jubilee celebrations surrounding Queen Elizabeth this month, and the summer Olympics in London just around the corner, it seems like tea and scones are in order.  Rhubarb Scones to be exact!


                    •  Rhubarb Scones  •
                         a recipe adapted from FOOD52

MAKES 12 SCONES
• 3 stalks of rhubarb
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons COLD unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup vanilla sugar
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup heavy cream, plus additional for brushing onto scones
• Coarse sugar or Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
1.  Preheat oven to 425˚F. 
2.  Slice the rhubarb stalks into 1/4-inch pieces.  Toss with 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
3.  Place flour, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor.  Pulse to combine. 
4.  Add the cold butter and pulse until the size of small peas; then add the remaining sugar and pulse just until incorporated into the batter.
5.  Transfer the flour mixture to a large mixing bowl.  Add the rhubarb pieces.  Stir  in the heavy cream, starting with 2/3 cup.  Add additional cream (up to 3/4 cup total), until you have a slightly sticky dough.  At this point, I knead the dough very briefly in the bowl; just until I feel that all of the dry and moist ingredients are evenly combined. 
6.  Divide the dough into two pieces.  On a parchment-lined baking sheet, pat each mound of dough into a disk about 6-inches across. Brush the tops with heavy cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar.  Using a sharp knife, cut each disk into 6 triangular pieces, separating them enough that they will not touch when baking.
7.  Place the baking sheet in the center of the oven and bake the scones for 20 minutes or until golden.  Remove to a cooling rack.


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8 Comments
Merisi in Vienna link
6/4/2012 11:56:45 pm

Scones with rhubarb, a marriages made in pastry heaven!

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June
6/5/2012 02:34:22 am

3 stalks--want to take a guess at how much that would be? Maybe 1 cup? or 1 1/2 cups? I always find rhubarb deceiving. It seems like you have quantities and then when its cut up, it doesn't seem like very much.

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Eileen
6/5/2012 04:15:56 am

June -- The stalks I used were slender. I'd say I maybe had about 2/3 of a cup and I would not have minded even more rhubarb in the scones. I used a coarse orange sugar on top and didn't mention that because it isn't readily available, but I thought a big grating of orange zest add to the batter would also be very good.

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June
6/5/2012 05:41:05 am

Thanks, rhubarb is picked and ready to go for tomorrow am. They look and sound great:)

Eileen
6/5/2012 06:48:30 am

Enjoy, June!

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Margo link
6/7/2012 05:36:00 am

Great minds must think alike . . . I made the sweet lavender scones with lemon curd from a recent issue of Bon Appetit. I have plenty of lavender in my garden, but sadly, no rhubarb.

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Eileen
6/7/2012 05:46:23 am

I wish I could come over for some lavender scones and lemon curd! How delicious. We're growing lavender this year and I really should use it in my baking.

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Kate
6/9/2012 03:13:35 am

Looks idyllic! I see my favorite Marco Polo tea in the background. Double mmmm!

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