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Carrot Ginger NOT Cake Scones - A British Recipe
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Carrot Scones (Soft Fluffy British-Style Recipe)

Soft and fluffy carrot scones made with fresh carrots, warm spices, and a hint of ginger. A cozy British-style treat perfect for breakfast or tea.
Course Scones
Cuisine American Fusion
Keyword Carrot Scones
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
chill 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Baking sheet

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Butter frozen and grated
  • 1/2 cup Whole milk cold
  • 4 tbsp Yogurt thick and cold
  • 1 Egg cold
  • 1 1/2 cups Carrots grated
  • 1/3 cup Brown sugar or unbleached
  • 1 tbsp Fresh ginger grated
  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour extra for dusting
  • 1/2 tsp Powdered ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • Topping
  • 2 tbsp Heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp Coarse sugar
  • 2 tbsp Orange rinds, optional grated

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350. Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • In a bowl of a stand mixer or food processor, place the all purpose flour, sugar, spices, salt, baking soda and powder and mix. Set aside the dry ingredients. 
  • In a separate bowl whisk the egg, milk and yogurt together and set in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Prepare the shredded carrots and ginger with a box grater and set aside.   
  • In a medium size bowl add the dry ingredients, and with the pastry cutter (or two forks), quickly work in the grated butter until it looks like coarse crumbs. 
    This can also be done with a hand mixer.
  • Work in the carrots and the remaining wet ingredients until it comes together into ball. 
    Once the dough forms a ball, transfer to a lightly floured surface and with a rolling pin shape the dough into a round disk, or circle about an inch thick. 
  • With a bench scraper or wide knife, transfer the dough to a flour dusted cutting board and place dough in the refrigerator to chill for 15-minutes. Chilled scones are easier to shape or cut into the shape you desire. 
  • Take the dough out of the fridge, and with a pastry cutter, biscuit cutter or simply a sharp knife, cut the scones into the shapes you desire. 
  • Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet.
    On the top of the dough, baste heavy cream with a pastry brush, followed by a sprinkle of sugar. 
  • Bake the scones until they are golden, about 30-minutes. 
    Serve or store in an airtight container.