Norma's Scones

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Yield:
8 scones

Ingredients

  • cup hazelnuts (about 1 1/2 ounces)

  • 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • cup buttermilk

  • cup unsalted butter (melted)

  • ¾ cup fresh raspberries

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly butter a large baking sheet. Toast the hazelnuts in a small cake pan for about 12 minutes, or until fragrant and the skins blister. Transfer to a kitchen towel and rub the nuts together to remove the skins. Coarsely chop the nuts and let cool. Raise the oven temperature to 400°.

  2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and hazelnuts. In a large measuring cup, combine the buttermilk and butter. Stir in the raspberries. Stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients just until combined. Scoop 8 equal spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the scones are golden. Let cool slightly before serving.

Originally appeared: June 1996
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