Fruit Filled Scones

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and cubed
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 300 g frozen strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 filling:.
• 2 simmer fruit and sugar in a saucepan on the stove until tender. dissolve cornstarch in water and add to fruit. simmer just until thickened. cover and chill.
• 3 scone:.
• 4 preheat oven to 375.
• 5 combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• 6 cut in cold butter using a pastry knife, or a food processor with the blade attachment.
• 7 in a different bowl beat the egg, add cream and vanilla paste/pulp.
• 8 pour liquids into dry ingredients and stir just to combine (don't over work or the scones will be tough and not flaky).
• 9 measure out 1/4 cups of batter on a cookie sheet and fill however you like.
• 10 dust tops with sugar.
• 11 bake for 16 minutes or until lightly golden brown.