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Figgy Buckwheat SconesFig Butter Recipe
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Figgy Buckwheat SconesFig Butter Recipe

19 ingredients 100 min + 45 min openrecipes
Figgy Buckwheat SconesFig Butter Recipe

These jammy, fig-swirled buckwheat scones are from Kim Boyce's inspiring new book, Good to the Grain, about baking with whole-grain flours.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

732
Calories
14g
Protein
19g
Fat
122g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Buckwheat not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Dry mix:
  • 1 cup / 4.75 oz / 135 g buckwheat flour
  • 1 1/4 cups / 5.5 oz / 160g all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup / 2.5 oz / 70 g sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Wet mix:
  • 4 ounces / 113 g cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 1 1/4 cups / 10 fl. oz / 300ml heavy cream
  • 1 cup / 8 oz Fig Butter (see recipe below)
  • 1/2 cup / 2.5 oz / 70 g sugar
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 cup / 240 ml red wine
  • 1/2 cup / 120 ml port
  • 12 ounces / 340 g dried Black Mission figs, stems removed
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 ounces / 113g unsalted butter, softened
  • salt to taste (hs: suggestion)

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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