Extending the Vacation with Mango Scones

So there’ve been no postings lately because we’ve been on vacation. Now that we’re back, we have noticed that there is decidedly more suck in our daily lives than there is in our vacationing lives. In an effort to help ease the transition back into real life, I decided to try to reverse engineer the mango scones we ate for breakfast every day while in Kaua’i. As Beth was the true addict between us, I gave her the responsibility of approving or rejecting my effort. She gave me the big thumbs up while mumbling through crumbs “You really do love me.” I call that a success.
But I have to tell you about my secret ingredient: ReddiWip. Yep. I was working off of my regular ole scone recipe but didn’t have any rich dairy in the house. I looked in the fridge and saw a random can of ReddiWip left over from ice cream sundaes and decided to give it a try. So, you say you want to make your own? Well go nuts.
Em’s ReddiWip Mango Scones
Ingredients:
2 1/2c flour
1/4c sugar (little extra if you like a sweeter scone)
5t baking powder
1/4t salt
1/3c chilled butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup ReddiWip (keep the can handy in case you need a tad more moisture) or 3/4c of half and half if you don’t have ReddiWip
1 mango, chopped
Preheat oven to 400f.
In a big bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Then cut in the butter until crumbly. (I just use the ole pinch-it-in method for this.)
In a small bowl, fold together egg, mango, and ReddiWip.
Make a small well in the middle of your dry ingredients, dump in wet ingredients and mix together with your hands. It’ll get very sticky. (It should be a fairly dry mix but if it just won’t come together, hit it with a small squirt of ReddiWip. Use a light hand though.)
When the batter is moist, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead a few times until it holds together. Shape into a big, flat, round blob and cut into 6-8 wedges.
Move wedges to a parchment or foil-lined baking sheet. Leave space between as they will expand a bit when baking.
Brush the tops with a little milk or ReddiWip and sprinkle lightly with sugar.
Bake for 20 min or to your desired brown-ness
It’s really nothing like actually being in Hawai’i, of course. But maybe you can take a bite, close your eyes, and lie to yourself. Bite. Eyes. Lie. Bite. Eyes. Lie.




