Matcha Cranberry Scones
By: Aiya Matcha
These Matcha Cranberry Scones are full of sweet surprises, like dried cranberries, white chocolate chips, and almonds.
SERVINGS: Enough to share
TIME: 0 hrs, 45min
CATEGORY: Desserts
INGREDIENTS
- Matcha Scones
- • 2 cups flour
- • 2 Tbsp Aiya Culinary Grade Matcha
- • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- • ½ tsp salt
- • ⅓ cup sugar
- • ½ cup butter, cold and cubed
- • 3 tsp vanilla extract
- • 1 egg
- • ½ cup cashew milk (sub any type of milk)
- • ½ cup dried cranberries
- • ½ cup white chocolate chips
- • Sliced almonds and sanding sugar, to top
- Glaze (optional)
- • 1 cup powdered sugar
- • 1 – 3 tsp cashew milk (sub any type of milk)
- • ½ tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2. Sift and whisk the dry ingredients together.
- 3. Add the cold and cubed butter to the dry ingredients and cut with a pastry cutter (or two knives) until crumbly.
- 4. Whisk the wet ingredients together.
- 5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, along with the dried cranberries and white chocolate, until a soft dough forms.
- 6. Divide the dough in half. Flatten each chunk until the dough is about ¾
- 7. Cut the dough into 8 wedges and place on a greased baking sheet, flattening the sides as necessary.
- 8. Dab the wedges with cashew milk and top with sanding sugar and sliced almonds.
- 9. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
- 10. For the glaze, mix the powdered sugar, cashew milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- 11. Top the scones with glaze as desired and enjoy!
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