White Chocolate Raspberry Scones

I first tasted this scone a number of years ago at a coffee shop in my home town...it was warm and perfect...for years I searched for the recipe. I finally found it, about a year ago, and have made it regularly since then. A perfect combination of raspberries, white chocolate and almond extract. It can't get much better than that. Enjoy!

Raspberrry-White Chocolate Scones

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3 Tbsp. sugar

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/3 c. firm butter or margarine

1 large egg, beaten

1/2 tsp almond extract

1/2 c. whipping cream

Additional whipping cream

Sugar

3/4 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries

2/3 cup white baking chips

• Heat oven to 400 F.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, 3 Tbsp. sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender until mixture looks like fine crumbs. (I don't have a pastry blender, you can find them pretty cheap. I start out using 2 butter knives, pulling them close but in opposite directions. I then finish off by using a fork.)
• In a smaller bowl beat the eggs. Stir in whipping cream and extract.
• Add raspberries and white chips to the dry ingredients.
• Stir in wet ingredients to dry until mixed.
• Place dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Roll or pat dough into an 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges. Brush with whipping cream and sprinkle with sugar. (I am generous when brushing on the whipping cream- it is a drier dough)
• Bake for 18-23 min. (My crazy oven takes a short 15 min.) or until golden brown. Allow to cool for a short time. Carefully seperate wedges and remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm. (I don't remove from the cookie sheet immediately, I wait until it cools down a bit...mine would otherwise fall apart.)
• Enjoy with a cup of this:

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