Toffee-Pear Scones
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • ½ cup chopped dried pear
  • ⅓ cup toffee bits
  • ¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons cold heavy whipping cream, divided
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Garnish: additional granulated sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, whisking well. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add pear and toffee bits, stirring well.
  4. In a small bowl, combine ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons cream and vanilla extract, stirring well. Add to flour mixture, stirring until mixture is evenly moist. (If dough seems dry, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Working gently, bring mixture together with hands until a dough forms.
  5. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 4 to 5 times. Using a rolling pin, roll dough to a 1-inch thickness. Using a 2½-inch fluted square cutter, cut 8 scones from dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Places scones 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
  6. Brush tops of scones with remaining 1 tablespoon cream.
  7. Garnish tops of scones with granulated sugar, if desired.
  8. Bake until edges of scones are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes.
  9. Serve warm.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/toffee-pear-scones/