Dried Cherry Pistachio Scones
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Dried Cherry Pistachio Scones are buttery, flaky, and studded with dried cherries and crunchy pistachios. These scones are full of flavor and texture.
If you like cherry, you’ll also like this Fizzy Cherry Bourbon Sour.
DRIED CHERRY PISTACHIO SCONES
I had lunch with a group of lady friends the other day and one of them asked me, “Do you cook all the time?” It’s a valid question. Yes, I do cook all the time. Well, ok, not technically all the time. I do cook something every single day though. If I’m not cooking for the blog, I’m cooking for my family.
Many of our favorite recipes I’ve already blogged about. Those recipes include Best Damn Short Ribs, Famous Potato Salad, and Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake.
Now, if we could live off cakes, cookies, and other desserts, that’s all I’d make. I love to bake, that’s my passion. Sometimes, the two worlds collide and I get to bake and make something the boys enjoy! Like these Dried Cherry Pistachio Scones.
Ingredients
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- granulated sugar
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- Greek yogurt. Sour cream may be substituted for the yogurt.
- egg
- Dried cherries
- pistachios. Plain or roasted pistachios will be good in this recipe. I used a roasted and salted variety.
- Confectioners sugar
- vanilla flavoring
- Freshly squeezed orange juice
However, I don’t want you to be ‘scared’ of making scones. Scones are just a fancy word for biscuits. They’re biscuits with benefits. Benefits such as nuts, fresh or dried fruit, cheese, herbs, and spices.
The process for making scones is the same as for biscuits, you’ll cut
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- HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY BISCUIT RECIPE
Dried Cherry Pistachio Scones
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 Tablespoons butter frozen
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 large eggs
- 1 cup dried cherries chopped
- 1 cup pistachios chopped (plain or roasted)
Glaze optional
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners)
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cut in butter until mixture has large pea-sized crumbles. Or, if you're butter is frozen grate it on the large-hole side of a cheese grater. Then, simply stir the butter into the flour.
- In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and egg. Add to dry ingredients.
- Carefully stir in dried cherries and pistachios.
- Turn out onto a floured work surface. Knead dough just enough that it sticks together.
- Form into a 10-inch circle.
- Using a floured knife, cut dough into wedges.
- Transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake 20-23 minutes until lightly browned.
- Glaze optional: While they're baking, stir together 3 T butter with 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 T freshly squeezed orange juice. Pour over scones.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Made these this morning. I realized I didn’t have oranges or OJ for the glaze so I substituted lime juice for the orange juice and it was still very delicious!
AWesome, I’m glad they turned out. I find myself running out of ingredients and substituting too often. Sometimes great new recipes are created this way. Hope you’re having a great holiday!
Have you made scones with whole wheat flour?
I haven’t made scones with whole wheat, I used to make sourdough bread with it all the time and I made pancakes with it. I liked the bread but my boys didn’t. When I substituted it in the bread, it called for 6 cups of flour and I would use 2 cups of whole wheat and the rest regular flour and it made a big difference. I wouldn’t substitute the entire amount with whole wheat if you try it.
Hi Paula,
Found your post on tastespotting, I just made your scones and the recipe was very clear and easy to follow and the pictures are gorgeous! They came out perfect! Alterations, I brushed them with an egg wash before baking and then after the orange glaze I sprinkled the tops with the pistachio crumbs. This was my first time making scones and wanted to practice them before making them for an important review panel next week. I think they are going to love them, with these scrumptious scones in hand I’m sure I will put them in a good mood for my review. Thanks for the recipe!!
Awesome! I’ve been trying to be more clear in my recipe writing. I’m so happy they turned out great! I like your additions! I’d love to know how your presentation turns out!!
I absolutely love the combination of pistachios and cherries. Somehow they’re just the perfect combination. These scones looks fantastic, and I love that I can use yogurt. Do you think nonfat greek yogurt would be ok to use?
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yes, actually nonfat greek is all I ever use. I even forget that it’s nonfat. It worked perfectly.
Great! I only like to use it as well! And now I’ll call these morsels healthy (minus the butter)! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing!