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Pear, Buckwheat, and Gouda Scones with Fig Jam

Pear, Buckwheat, and Gouda Scones with Fig Jam

20 Prep Time
25 Cook Time
8-12 Servings
Do you have company coming for Easter brunch? Alongside the ham and asparagus, serve these delightfully unique savory scones. Honey-sweet pears, nutty buckwheat, and tangy gouda cheese are a match made in heaven. Offer the scones with a side of fig jam and watch how quickly they disappear. Developed by Hilary Finch Hutler of tummyrumblr.com for USA Pears.
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup buckwheat flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • 6 ounces firm, aged gouda cheese, grated
  • 2 ripe USA Pears, such as Red Anjou or Bosc, small dice
  • ¾ cup buttermilk (plus 2 tablespoons more if necessary)
  • Fig jam, for serving
DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a food processor, combine the flours, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt and pulse to combine. Add the cold butter and the cheese and pulse briefly 8 – 10 times, or until the mixture becomes crumbly. Transfer to a large bowl, add the diced pears, and stir gently to combine. Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Using a fork, gently bring the mixture together until just combined, adding more buttermilk if necessary. The mixture should be moist and crumbly, but not sticky. Turn the scone dough out onto a lightly floured board and using floured hands, gently press into a circle about ¾ inch tall. Using a 2 to 3 inch floured biscuit cutter or glass, cut as many scones as you can from the dough and gently transfer them to a baking sheet, leaving at least one inch of space between each scone. Gather the remaining dough and press into a circle again, continuing to cut out scones until all of the dough has been used up. Bake the scones for 22-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a scone comes out clean. Allow the scones to cool for at least 15 minutes and serve with the fig jam.

NUTRITION
  • Serving Size: 1 Scone (180g)
  • Calories: 440
  • Fat: 16g
  • Carbohydrate: 66g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5g
  • Dietary Fiber: 10g

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