Probiotic Scones with Apricot and Kefir
These scones are probiotic rich thanks to the kefir and apricot which help you maintain healthy gut bacteria, a perfect way to start the day.
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- sheet pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cane Sugar plus more for sprinkling on top
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 8 tbsp Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Kefir
- 1 Cup Dried Apricot roughly chopped
- 1/4 Cup Hemp Hearts
- Coarse Sea Salt for sprinkling on at the end, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In mixing bowl mix together dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cube the cream cheese and butter into small squares, roughly the size of a playing dice. They both should be cold not room temperature.
- Add cream cheese and butter to dry ingredients and gently mix in by hand, pinching the butter and cream cheese until they are small chunks, roughly pea size.
- Add in the chopped apricots and hemp hearts.
- In separate mixing bowl mix together the wet ingredients, egg, vanilla and kefir.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and slowly mix together with a fork until loosely mixed.
- Lightly flour a working surface and turn the dough out onto surface. Gently work the dough, folding it over it self a few times until it holds together nicely and you are able to pat the dough into a circle shape, roughly 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut the dough into desired shape of scones, could be triangles, squares, wedges etc. (I opted for triangles, I cut mine similar to how you would cut a pizza.) Brush the dough with some of the reserved kefir and sprinkle with the sugar a light dusting.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes, the tops should be golden brown.
- Serve warm and enjoy, goes great with a cup of tea!
