Downton Abbey-Inspired Apricot Scones Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

  firmly packed
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

  cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1 large egg

  beaten
• brown sugar

  to sprinkle
• glaze

  see recipe below

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• 2 Mix first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add the butter; rub with fingers until
  mix resembles coarse meal.
• 3 Make well in center, add sour cream and vanilla to the well.
• 4 With a fork, stir sour cream mix into dry dough forms.
• 5 Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; sprinkle the apricots over.
• 6 Knead dough until apricots are incorporated; flatten dough into 8-inch round and
  then cut into 8 wedges.
• 7 Transfer to baking sheet. Brush with the egg and sprinkle with a bit of brown
  sugar.
• 8 Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• 9 Drizzle with glaze. To prepare glaze, whisk together 2 cups confectioners’
  sugar, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of
  milk. Whisk until well combined, adding additional milk if necessary.
  Immediately drizzle over scones.

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