Tropical Papaya Scones with Vanilla Glaze

Scones were originally made from oats and shaped into a large round called a ‘bannock’. Each round was scored into four to six triangles and cooked on a griddle either over an open fire or on top of the stove.

A scone is not a cupcake. Making scones is like stirring together biscuits. A simple mixture of flour, salt, baking powder and/or soda, milk or sour cream, butter and sometimes eggs. Scones are the perfect blank canvas and can be flavored to taste and loaded with add-ons.

Many times, scones have been perceived as dry and boring. The classic scone is crusty on the outside and biscuit textured within. A cakey super moist texture should not be expected in a scone.

We found this dried fruit scone was excellent eaten slightly warm. The cardamom spice really enhanced the flavor of the papaya fruit in them. I used the flour/oatmeal combo, as I most often do because of the the nice texture and taste it gives. The glaze is optional as it kind of goes against the basics of a scone but what the heck!

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Tropical Papaya Scones with Vanilla Glaze

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Course

Brunch, dessert

Cuisine

American, Ecuador, Middle Eastern, Moroccan

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

Papaya Scones

• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom, ground
• 1/2 cup butter,
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries, slightly chopped
• 1 cup dried papaya, chopped
• 1/2 cup figs or dates, chopped

Vanilla Glaze

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla

Course Brunch, dessert Cuisine American, Ecuador, Middle Eastern, Moroccan Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Papaya Scones 1 cup oatmeal 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp cardamom, ground 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 1/2 tsp pure vanilla 1/4 cup dried cranberries, slightly chopped 1 cup dried papaya, chopped 1/2 cup figs or dates, chopped Vanilla Glaze 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp milk 1/2 tsp pure vanilla

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Instructions

Papaya Scones

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor, pulse oatmeal for a few seconds then add next 5 ingredients & pulse a few more seconds. Add butter; whirl ONLY until mixture resembles coarse crumbs then place in a large bowl. Stir in chopped fruit.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, milk & vanilla. Add to dry mixture blending only until JUST incorporated. Scoop onto baking sheet & bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven & allow to cool slightly.

Vanilla Glaze

1. In a small bowl, whisk together glaze ingredients until smooth. With a small spoon, drizzle glaze over scones.