Sugared Fig Scones

Name: Sugared Fig Scones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups black mission figs (halved); 1 cup red wine; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 226 grams salted butter (1 cup); 420 grams all-purpose flour (3 cups); 50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup); 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 scant tablespoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 300 grams buttermilk, chilled (plus extra for brushing, 1 1/4 cup); 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:40min

These sugary fig scones are light, flakey, crusted with melted sugar and golden all over. The figs stay deeply red, due to their red wine syrup, and the flavor is beautifully sweet. In the short fig season, these buttery, pull-apart scones are one of the absolute best things to make.

Updated at: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:01:22 GMT