Plum Ginger Scones

Name: Plum Ginger Scones
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: ¾ cup (90 g) candied ginger, chopped; 6 Santa Rosa or other dark-skinned plums, sliced ½ inch thick, frozen; 1½ cups (342 g) unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch cubes and chilled; 1 cup (240 g) heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 5½ cups (600 g) cake flour; ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar; 1 egg, for wash; 6 Santa Rosa or other dark-skinned plums, sliced ½ inch thick, frozen; Plum Ginger Glaze; ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Little Flower Baking

By Christine Moore

Published 2016

About

A great combination of flavors: spicy ginger and tart-but-sweet plum.

Ingredients

5½ cups (600 g) cake flour
½ cup (100

Bread
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine cake flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder on lowest speed. Gradually add butter, mixing until pea-size lumps form. Gradually add cream on low speed until mixture just comes together. You may not need the entire amount. Add candied ginger and frozen plum slices and mix until combined.

Form dough into 16 mounds by cu