Cranberry, White Chocolate & Toasted Walnut Scones

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Friday, September 18, 2009
Buttery scones loaded with toasted chopped walnuts, cranberries and white chocolate chips.








Cranberry, White Chocolate & Toasted Walnut Scones 

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spooned into cup & leveled with knife)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons granulated sugar, plus additional for sprinkling
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries, soaked in hot water
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
3 large eggs, divided use
1/4 cup yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; whisk in 6 tablespoons sugar until combined. Knead in butter, using fingertips, until well incorporated and mixture starts to clump together, forming pea-sized lumps. Gently stir in cranberries, walnuts and white chocolate chips until combined.
In a small bowl, whisk together 2 eggs, yogurt and vanilla until combined; sprinkle into flour mixture and toss together using a fork.

Turn shaggy dough out onto a floured surface, and gently pat and knead until it comes together, handling as little as possible. Form two (6-inch) rounds. Insides of the rounds should be thicker. Slice each round into 6 equal triangles and place on cookie sheets. Whisk the additional egg in a small bowl and brush evenly on scones; pat crystallized ginger into the tops and sprinkle with additional sugar if desired.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks until ready to serve.

Makes 12 scones

28 comments on "Cranberry, White Chocolate & Toasted Walnut Scones"
  1. That was a rather interesting transition. We start with pancakes...


    ...and end up with scones.

    I'll cede the scone title to you. I'm sure you could beat me in a throwdown. You may be in a pancake mood, but you just put me in a scone mood.

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  2. Haha. I agree. I just really want some pancakes right now.

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  3. These scones...yuuuuummm. I've been too lazy to bake, wish you lived next door! I did watch that throwdown awhile back, also made pancakes last night as an after-dinner snack :).

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  4. it's hard when you see goodies like this when you haven't eaten breakfast yet. I want to take a bite out of my screen..

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  5. Yummy, scones! You'd SO win if Bobby Flay challenged you to a "scone throwdown." :) I want a scone...but now I want pancakes too.

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  6. Mm... I love cranberries and cinnamon in scones or muffins. They go perfectly with a bold cup of coffee or an Americano.

    Can't wait to try these.

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  7. Bring on the jam and cream, these scones want s to be eaten.....maybe a nice cup of java on the side!!!

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  8. Scones are a good pancake substitite it they are studded with chocolate and cranberries.

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  9. Lookout, Bobby Flay!! He's got nothing on you with those scones; and he wouldn't win with pancakes either ;)

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  10. yummy, I need to try to make scones once in my life. Why not start with these?

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  11. scones? not for me. pancakes? i'll take 'em any time, anywhere, ESPECIALLY if blueberries are involved. maple syrup and bobby flay on the side would be peachy keen. :)

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  12. Hmm, I've always wondereed, does unbleached flour make a difference? I want to try this recipe, but all I have is bleached.

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  13. oh yest!! please can I have six for breakfast? delicious!

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  14. okay, this sounds really good. There was this little cafe in Cape Cod that I used to go to..Caffe E Dolci I think...that had the most amazing cranberry scones. MMM-I am sure this would be just as good..maybe better!

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  15. Congrats on half a million views since you got sitemeter! Shalom!

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  16. Anon, recently I switched over, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference. Bleached is fine. Do it!

    Eric, oy vey!

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  17. the flavor combination sounds amazing!

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  18. That picture makes me want one of those scones now! I have never made scones before and definitely want to give it a try. I will try your recipe first since they look so good and I've made some of your recipes before and they have always been good!

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  19. Sigh. This post just had to be about scones. We're making pancakes here right now, but I'll take a scone>pancakes anytime. And those are perfect scones!

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  20. How do you not weigh 600 pounds? I don't get it. And scones are my favorite, so keep 'em coming!

    With the link in the beginning, I really thought you were going to rickroll us with that link, haha... (I'm guilty of that. but at least I made it obvious).

    ardie

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  21. MMMMMMMMMMM,....Your scones look FABULOUS!!

    I am currently in a " scones " mood!

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  22. Your scones do look perfect, BF would be in big trouble! Can't wait to see all your Fall recipes :)

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  23. Sorry I haven't checked your blog in so long. I've missed reading your posts and how talented and creative you are with your recipes! Blueberry pancakes make me think of No Reservations. Yum!

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  24. These scones look incredible. I wanna eat them right off the screen.

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  25. Those look like the queen of scones!!! May I suggest against using NESTLE white chocolate chips? They smell bad...

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  26. Yum. I'm a newer scone convert. These look de-lish!

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