Flavored by matcha and dried currants, this tea-infused, shamrock-shaped scone is equally delicious and festive to serve for a St. Patrick’s Day teatime celebration.
Matcha-Currant Scones
Serves: approximately 15
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour*
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon finely ground matcha green tea**
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1⁄2 cup cold unsalted Irish butter, cubed
- 1⁄3 cup dried currants
- 1⁄2 cup cold heavy whipping cream
- 1⁄4 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg, separated and divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon extract
- Garnish: granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, matcha, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in currants.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cream, milk, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Add cream mixture to flour mixture, stirring until a dry, shaggy dough begins to form. Working gently, bring mixture together in bowl with hands until a dough forms. (If dough won’t come together, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it does.)
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently until smooth by patting dough and folding it in half 4 to 5 times. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to a 1⁄2-inch thickness. Using a 2 3⁄4-inch shamrock-shaped cutter dipped in flour, cut as many scones as possible from dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place scones 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. (Freeze scones for 30 minutes to help them maintain their shape while baking.)
- Brush tops of scones lightly with egg white. Garnish tops of scones with a sprinkle of sugar, if desired.
- Bake until edges of scones are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
Notes
*Measure flour by spooning it into a dry- measure cup and then scraping off excess with a knife to level.
**We used Mighty Leaf Organic Matcha Green Tea.
**We used Mighty Leaf Organic Matcha Green Tea.
