Cakey Pear Scones

 Cakey Pear Scones

Not Your Grandma's Scones

I should start off by telling you that these are not your traditional scones. They are not dry or crumbly but instead they are more like mini, airy cakes. Sure, they taste like a buttery delicious scone but they definitely do not have what you could call a traditional texture. This was my first time making this particular recipe so I wan unsure exactly how they would turn out. They may not be the prettiest scones ever but they sure are yummy. They would be great for a Sunday morning at home, when you are not trying to impress anyone with your ability to bake beautiful things. 

What you will need:  

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder (for airiness)  
• 5 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 cup milk (I used almond milk)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2-3/4 cup of pear

 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 










 


First, skin and dice the pear into bite sizes pieces. You don't want them too big so that the overwhelm the scone or too small so that you lose the flavor. 












Next, you combine all the dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl, make sure to stir them together so everything combines easily. 












As promised I am going to provide you will some tricks to obtaining the 'perfect' of whatever you bake. 

How to properly measure  flour:

Start by scooping a heaping cup of flour.

 

Then, tap it, lightly, with the back of a knife.

 Then smooth out the top of the flour with the back of your knife. This settles the flour so you get the proper amount without settling it so much that you pack the flour in.

 

After you have added all the dry ingredients, cut in the 5 tablespoons of butter using a knife or a pastry blender until your mixture resembles course crumbs.

 First combine the wet ingredients (milk and sour cream) before adding them to the dry ingredients. Also add the pear at this time. Stir until the mixture is just moistened. As you can see on the left, the batter will resemble cake batter.

Spoon the mix onto a prepared baking sheet (use parchment paper). 

Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown.

 Your finished product should look something like this.

I ate mine with my favorite preserve. 

 It is light, airy and delicious with just a hint of pear flavor.

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