Almond-Cream Cheese Scones
Serves: 19
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup ground toasted almonds
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons cold salted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, cut into small cubes
  • ¼ cup chopped toasted almonds
  • ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon cold heavy whipping cream, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, ground almonds, sugar, baking powder, and salt, whisking well. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add cream cheese and chopped almonds, stirring to blend.
  4. In a liquid-measuring cup, combine ¾ cup cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract, stirring to blend. Add to flour mixture, stirring until mixture is evenly moist. (If dough seems dry, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Working gently, bring mixture together with hands until a dough forms.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 4 to 5 times. Using a rolling pin, roll dough to a ½-inch thickness. Using a 2½-inch triangle-shaped cutter, cut 19 scones from dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place scones 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops of scones with remaining 1 tablespoon cream.
  6. Bake until edges are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, approximately 20 minutes.
  7. Serve warm.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/almond-cream-cheese-scones/