Buttermilk Scones with White Chocolate, Pears and Walnuts

Difficulty:

Yield: 8 scones

Working Time: 45 minutes

This recipe contains: Tree Nuts, Eggs, Gluten, Dairy

Ingredients

Scones

500g All Purpose Flour

72g Granulated sugar

5g Salt

25g Baking powder

7.5g Baking soda

176g Unsalted butter

90g Whole eggs

265g Buttermilk

100g Guittard 31% Crème Francaise

100g Toasted walnut pieces

100g Dried pears (diced)

1440g TOTAL WEIGHT

Egg Wash

Whole egg (1)

Egg yolks (3)

Heavy cream splash

Salt pinch

Method

1. Sift all dry ingredients.

2.Cut butter into dry mixture creating a coarse meal.

3.Whisk all liquids together and add to above mixture.

4.Mix until dough just comes together.

5.Add the chocolate, walnuts and pears.

6.Divide into 3 equal pieces. About 475 gr. each

7.Press into a 6 inch cake ring.

8.Remove ring and cut into 8 wedges.

9.Egg wash tops and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

10.Bake at 182°C / 360°F about 15 minutes.