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Apple Cider Scones + Strawberry Shortcake Giveaway

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It’s time for another fun Strawberry Shortcake Giveaway! This time we are pairing a giveaway with a delicious Apple Cider Scone recipe.

Apple Cider Scones

1 – 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 – 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold butter (half a stick)
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 cup buttermilk
Optional:
2 apples, peeled and diced by your assistant
or 1/2 cup raisins
1 egg (for egg wash)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 450 F.
2) Completely mix the flours, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
3) Mix the honey, cider, and buttermilk in another bowl, we’ll get to them later.
4) Chop the butter up into small pieces, and add to the dry ingredients.
5) Now go wash your hands, or the next part is as yucky as a slug in a sorrel salad! Don’t be
shy, stick your hands in the flour bowl and go butter hunting! Every time you find a big chunk,
rub it between your finger and thumbs. Sometimes we want perfect smooth things when we are
baking, but this is NOT one of those times. So, as good as you are at this, don’t rub them all
away into nothing, you want gravelly bits of butter chunks at the end, and it doesn’t matter that
some chunks are a little bigger or smaller.
6) Pour almost all the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, keeping about 1/8th of a cup,
and add the apples or raisins if you want them.
7) Mix with a big spoon. We do NOT want a smooth ball of dough, instead we are looking for the
two C’s, crumbly and clumpy. We want to mix until we get one main ball just barely sticking
together with crumbs around it. If it’s not quite getting there, add more of the liquid ingredients a
little bit at a time and try again. As lemon will tell you with her hair dye, it’s berry easy to add it,
but it’s impossible to take it away.
8) Sprinkle some flour on a counter or a very large cutting board, and dump the ball of dough
onto it. Then dust a little flour on top and smoosh the ball down with your hands into a flat disc.
Again, it’s actually perfect if it’s a little cracked but still holds together, better than it being wet.
9) Roll it just a little until it’s flat and about an inch and a half thick.
10) Use your cookie cutter and cut out chubby little circles and put them on a baking tray or
cookie sheet.
11) You don’t have to, but for a berry beautiful shine every time, beat an egg in a small bowl or
mug until smooth, with a splash of water or milk. If you have a pastry brush, lightly paint the top
and sides of every scone. If you don’t have one, do some finger painting instead.
12) Bake in center of oven for 14 minutes, or until the tops are all golden brown. Have your
assistant check on the oven and remove the scones to cool for a minute.
The scones will keep for a couple days in an airtight container, and they are good cold as well,
but I love them when they are hot enough to melt a little butter, especially with jam.

Now for the GIVEAWAY! One Winner will receive a Funko Pop Vinyl + a $25 Visa GC, just enter below.You must be a resident of the US and 18 years or older. The giveaway will run from October 31 – November 7. Good luck!

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Comments

  27. Sheila K. says

    Strawberries for me are a trip to the hospital because I am allergic to them—but they look delicious and I wish I could eat them!!

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  29. Kristie says

    My favorite strawberry dessert is the Strawberry Pretzel Salad with cream cheese! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

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  35. stephanie scales campbell says

    My favorite strawberry dessert is what my mom used to call strawberry pizza it has a shortbread like crust with cream cheese and coolwhip layered then on top strawberries with strawberry gelatin, its delicious!

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  39. Savannah Hadden says

    I don’t love fruit in my dessert EXCEPT for Strawberry shortcake, Or just strawberries and whipped cream, YUM!

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  50. Lauryn R says

    My favorite strawberry desserts are strawberry shortcakes and strawberry jello cake! 🙂 I definitely can’t decide between the two, there is just something so perfect about strawberries and whipped cream together!

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  66. Chrissy says

    Definitely strawberry shortcake! Either with a little bit of ice cream or a little bit of milk. When we were little my mom would let us have that for dinner a couple times each summer. Now that I’m a mom I can’t wait to do it with my littles!

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  70. Eloise Carlson says

    I love to keep it simple..a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream and top it off with some fresh strawberries! Thanks so very much for the chance!

    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

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  84. K-Squared says

    My favorite would have to be Palmiers w/ Strawberry-Mint Cream Cheese – this was the very last item that was made for me as a birthday gift!

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  85. K-Squared says

    I commented on that of what was surprising, Flag Rice Krispie Treats, be sure to check out her recipe link as it has some incredible food ideas!

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  86. wen budro says

    My favorite strawberry dessert is strawberry shortcake. I use angel food cake, sweetened fresh strawberry slices, and lots of whipped cream. Yum!!!

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  89. Lissa Crane says

    I really love all desserts strawberry, but my all time favorite has to be strawberry cheesecake! I even had it instead of a birthday cake for my birthday one year!

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  103. Brandi Dawn says

    Home made strawberry shortcake with home made whipped topping is my favorite dessert. We use all organic ingredients and it is always super yummy!

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  116. Charity Cram says

    My favorite strawberry dessert is strawberry shortcake! Mmmm, now I want some! Thank you for the chance to win!

    Reply

  120. Terry Stevens says

    My favorite strawberry dessert is a fresh strawberry pie that I make once a year. I like to top it with whip cream right before eating.

    Reply

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