Matcha Cranberry Scones

By: Aiya Matcha

These Matcha Cranberry Scones are full of sweet surprises, like dried cranberries, white chocolate chips, and almonds.


Matcha Cranberry Scones

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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