(Lesley Gault) writes:

From: (Lesley Gault)
Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
Subject: Scones
Date: 17 Feb 2004 02:19:10 -0800

My friend is going to have a special birthday soon and really loves
raisin scones. I know her favorite are the jumbo raisin scones from
Starbucks. Does anyone know where I can get jumbo raisins and a
recipe so that I can try and make them.

I'll leave it to others to post the traditional scone recipes, but
I'm very fond of this one which has the advantage of being lower in
fats and calories:

Blue Ribbon Yogurt Scones
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2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 egg
1 cup plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped figs, chopped apricots, or raisins

Heat oven to 400 deg F.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder,
salt and nutmeg. Mix dry ingredients well.

In another bowl, beat egg. Combine yogurt, oil, vanilla and egg.
Blend well.

Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until flour
mixture is moistened. Stir in fruit.

With floured hands, working on a floured surface, shape dough into
an 8-inch flat round cut into eight wedges, or into eight 3-inch
rounds.

Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 deg F for
15 to 20 minutes.

Serve warm.


source: Variation on recipe from Sun-Diamond Growers of California



You should be able to find jumbo raisins at most larger supermarkets, but
if you cannot, here are a couple of source from which you can order them:

http://www.sunempirefoods.com/custom...5&cat=7&page=2

http://www.ebfarm.com/about/about-jumboraisins.html


Have fun!

Cheers,
The Old Bear