Farmers Market Finds & Cherry Almond Scones

While Mondays normally bring on some familiar blue feelings, this particular Monday I’m feeling pretty well equipped to tackle the week head on. I can probably attribute that to spending the last 48 hours doing some of my favorite things; hiking, watching Netflix with the hubs, baking, spending time with family, taking a couple naps, and visiting the local farmer’s market. As ridiculous as it may sound, my weekly visit to the market has been my saving grace this summer. When mom ended up spending most of these last couple months in and out of the hospital, I really found out the importance of making time for myself- even if it was just an hour moseying through the various vendors every Saturday morning, sampling some of the local honey or cinnamon bread, picking up sunflowers the size of my head, and gathering our produce for the week. I found myself really treasuring this time during the stressful weeks. The best part of these visits were the goodies I would bring home. I’m crazy about all of the locally grown produce, organic meat, and delicious choices for baked goods (the monkey bread from Great Harvest Bread in Naperville, IL is literally life changing). I’d be absolutely lying if I said I didn’t leave feeling really full each time. 

Last week we purchased some great burger patties to grill up from Staff of Life Farms in Dwight, IL

 

 

While all of the vendors had something wonderful to share, I would find that each week my first stop was to the Scone City tent. Holy. Cow. I became pretty addicted to their cherry almond scones and this entire summer I have been looking for ways to combine that flavor combination. My only complaint is that they’re located in the city and I can’t have one of these every single morning.

For that reason, I decided to take a crack at my own scones with cherries fresh from the market and a few healthier ingredients and now I have a jar filled with my own treats to enjoy with my morning coffee. 

 

Cherry Almond Scones

  • 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 stick very cold butter, cut in to small cubes
  • 1 tbs baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 almond milk
  • 2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tbs apple cider vinegar
  • 1 heaping cup of fresh cherries, pitted and sliced
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • Granulated sugar for sprinkling on top (optional)

 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. 
  3. Add cubes of butter and combine with hands until well incorporated in to the dry mix. Add cherries and place bowl in fridge.
  4. Whisk together eggs, almond milk, almond extract, and apple cider vinegar.
  5. Add wet mixture to the dry and stir with a spatula until a sticky dough forms. 
  6. Place dough on a floured surface and form in to a ball. Pat dough down to form a circle about 3/4 inch thick. 
  7. Cut dough in to 10 triangles and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle each triangle generously with almonds and a little coconut sugar or granulated sugar. 
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes and enjoy!

 

What are some of your favorite things to do to de-stress? Do you have any favorite finds at your local market?

2 Comments

  1. August 8, 2017 / 12:46 pm

    We love the farmer’s market! Especially because in CO right now, all of the delicious fruit and veggies are in peak season. So we have tons of palisade peaches, cherries, melons, etc. to choose from. It’s heaven!
    And those scones look absolutely delicious!

    • Sweet T and a Honey B
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      August 11, 2017 / 10:32 am

      Hi Susie! I can only imagine how wonderful the markets have been in CO lately. The peaches here were SO delicious at the beginning of this summer but now we’re transitioning from peaches to apple season soon… I feel like if I have a peach from our market that offsets my scone right? 😉

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