It takes a lot to get true mango flavor in baked goods. This scone recipe manages it but it does require mango in three different forms: crushed freeze-dried mango, dried mango, and diced frozen mango. Then throw in a bit of coconut and a bit of lime zest and you have a Tropical Mango Scone. You also have to add an egg. An egg? In a scone? I am usually a scone purist. No eggs! But I’ll make an exception, just this one time, because it works in this recipe.
The original recipe only called for frozen mango, which is interesting in itself. I’d never baked with frozen mango. I didn’t think it would work, but it did! I added the freeze-dried mango (always available at Trader Joe’s, and now starting to show up in main stream grocery stores) and the dried mango (available everywhere) to boost the flavor.
Tropical Mango Scones
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
- approx. 20 grams (less than one ounce) freeze-dried mango crushed to a fine powder
- ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- ½ cup diced dried mango
- ½ cup sugar + additional teaspoon sugar (divided use)
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- zest of 2 limes
- ½ cup butter, frozen
- ½ cup heavy cream + additional 1-2 Tablespoons (divided use)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup dried mango, diced
- 1 cup frozen mango, diced into ¼ inch chunks
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, crushed freeze-dried mango, flaked coconut, diced dried mango, sugar, lime zest, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Stir well to combine.
- In another bowl combine ½ cup heavy cream, egg, and vanilla and whisk until combined.
- GRATE the frozen butter into the flour mixture then, using a fork, stir the butter into the flour mixture until well combined.
- Drizzle the cream-egg-vanilla mixture over the flour-butter mixture. Using the fork, combine the ingredients into a cohesive ball, this may take awhile. If the mixture is too dry, work a little extra cream into the mixture.
- Gently fold in the frozen mango mini-chunks.
- Divide the dough in half. If necessary sprinkle with a bit of flour. Shape the dough into a circle about the size of a salad plate.
- Place onto one side of prepared baking sheet
- Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, divide dough into six equal pieces.
- Repeat with remaining dough in bowl (SEE NOTE BELOW).
- Brush tops of scones with the additional 1-2 heavy cream, then sprinkle with additional 1 teaspoon sugar.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and share 🙂
NOTE: The second half of the dough can be placed on a plate and frozen for later baking. No need to defrost before baking. Just place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Might need to bake 2-4 more minutes.
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